Post by Logan on Feb 1, 2016 0:51:30 GMT -6
Following weeks of Freedom of Information Act requests and financial mismanagement allegations against the legislative branch, the Legislature’s executive director, Vince Arriola, last week accused the governor’s office of “retaliation” for the exposure of illegal retroactive pay raises at Adelup.
Gov. Eddie Calvo’s office recently called on Public Auditor Doris Flores Brooks to conduct a forensic audit of the Legislature’s Capital District Fund — the account used to pay off the $4 million bank loan that paid for the reconstruction of the Guam Congress Building.
“While your demand for a forensic audit is clearly political and retaliation for the public exposure of the illegal Adelup payments, we stand ready to provide any and all information with the public auditor as well as your office,” Arriola wrote to Calvo on Wednesday.
The executive branch is accusing the Legislature of misusing the account to pay for legislative operations such as payroll expenses.
Read more: www.guampdn.com/story/news/2016/01/31/legislative-director-accuses-governor-retaliation/79505388/
Gov. Eddie Calvo’s office recently called on Public Auditor Doris Flores Brooks to conduct a forensic audit of the Legislature’s Capital District Fund — the account used to pay off the $4 million bank loan that paid for the reconstruction of the Guam Congress Building.
“While your demand for a forensic audit is clearly political and retaliation for the public exposure of the illegal Adelup payments, we stand ready to provide any and all information with the public auditor as well as your office,” Arriola wrote to Calvo on Wednesday.
The executive branch is accusing the Legislature of misusing the account to pay for legislative operations such as payroll expenses.
Read more: www.guampdn.com/story/news/2016/01/31/legislative-director-accuses-governor-retaliation/79505388/