Attorney General Edward Buckingham and Chief Prosecutor Rosemond B. Santos did not respond to the inquiries of this reporter.
Nine assistant attorneys general have left the AGO for different reasons since Gov. Benigno R. Fitial nominated Buckingham in Sept. 2009.
Three prosecutors have resigned from the criminal division after Santos’ appointment as chief prosecutor in January.
A former Republican House member, Santos lost her re-election bid, but supported Fitial in the gubernatorial runoff.
A list of employees provided by Buckingham to the Variety on April 15 showed that there were 11 assistant attorneys general in the civil division, including its chief, and five prosecutors with the criminal division, including its chief.
One of these prosecutors, however, is Michael Evangelista whose resignation takes effect on May 10.
In the civil division, Assistant Attorney General Braddock J. Huesman has also resigned effective April 30.
The AGO has 58 employees: 34 are with Buckingham’s office, two are with the consumer counsel; one is in the investigation unit; three are with special investigations; 10 are assigned to Immigration-Saipan; four are with Immigration-Rota; and four are funded by federal grants.
The local Division of Immigration, which used to be under the AGO, no longer exists now that federal immigration law applies to the CNMI.
