In an interview yesterday, Deleon Guerrero, Ind.-Saipan, disclosed that prior to the release of the Office of the Public Auditor’s critical report regarding the CNMI’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act spending, he was already in the process of creating the team.
Even before ARRA became law, he said he had heard talks about the misuse of federal funds.
Deleon Guerrero said he plans to hire an attorney and audit experts to scrutinize the CNMI’s spending of federal grants.
“We receive federal funding but accountability is not up to par. There are also problems with documentation,” he said.
