AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoShriners Bingo Case: Final sentencing has landed in Guam’s Aloha Shriners bingo fraud, with Jose Arthur D. Chan Jr. getting 60 months and Christine C. Chan 70 months after prosecutors said nearly $10.75M in bingo proceeds meant for Shriners Hospital travel was diverted and laundered; fugitive Michael L. Marasigan was sentenced in absentia to 262 months. CNMI Recovery Watch: Saipan’s water restoration is near 90% 24-hour service, but CUC crews keep finding undocumented private lines and new leaks as they push toward full coverage. Broadband Buildout: The CNMI and IT&E have signed a $53M BEAD deal for a fully underground fiber network to connect about 10,000 locations across Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. Pacific Security: Fiji and AFP opened a Pacific Transnational Crime Summit targeting illicit drugs after 17 tonnes were seized since January.
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