Bodyguard illegally paid double for Rota suite
By Nancy I. Maanao
(Tumon, Guam) Ralph and Diann Torres, and one of Mr. Torres's bodyguards - Adrian Mendiola, each charged the Commonwealth for their own suites at the Rota Resort and Country Club between September 15 and 17, 2017.
According to travel voucher no. 788251 approved by then-Lt. Gov. Victor Hocog, Mr. Mendiola stayed in Suite 3604, Mr. Torres stayed in Suite 3605, and Ms. Torres stayed in Suite 3606 - a four-bedroom oceanview villa at the resort.
The Commonwealth's taxpayers paid for Ms. Torres's separate lodging. This is not legal, according to the Commonwealth's travel laws.
The payment for Mr. Mendiola's room also is an illegal use of public funds. According to the travel documents, Mr. Mendiola received a $250 per diem from taxpayers on top of taxpayers footing the $230 for his hotel stay, which means he was double paid for his Rota duties. That travel authorization - 33380 - was requested and approved by Department of Public Safety Commissioner Robert Guerrero.
The trio left Saipan for Rota the morning of September 15 aboard a DPS boat for what is described as official business - a cabinet meeting in Rota - on behalf of the people. However, in separate reimbursement documents coinciding with this date, Mr. Torres filled a DPS boat with fuel on government dime using local funds.
DPS boats fall under the Boating Safety Program, which is 100 percent federally funded. The account number under which funds were drawn was 1011-63030, a local account. The governor used $919.10 of the Commonwealth's money at Middle Road Mobil at 6:29 a.m. the morning of September 15, 2017, to fill that boat.
In a previous story on Kandit, we revealed travel reimbursement documents showing another so-called cabinet meeting to Rota, where taxpayers footed the bill for the governor and his cabinet to travel to Rota for a Republican Party rally. The governor also traveled to Rota on government dime via a boat, which sources confirmed was filled with party supplies for the political rally.
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"Reportedly." Conspiracy theories and misogyny have a natural affinity. Which one of your ex wives are you extra angry at today?
Can't wait to see if the "lady Diane Foundation" was used to funnel illegal (foreign) money to Ralphy Boy's campaign (and others) along with other illegal activities.
I would also bet this "Foundation" is/has been used much like the Clinton Foundation was as a "pay for play" to get access and favors from this Govt.
Reportedly, during Hillary's term as sect of State, and after, there was ongoing, very large numbers of high dollar donations from all over the world, then after her loss in her Presidential bid, the "foundation "all but dried up. No more large foreign (and US) donations. (they also had many high paid "employees and other expenses"
It would also be interesting to know, who and…
I just couldn't believe that Diann is deeply involved in the Governor's wheeling and dealing! She put on this mask of deception making people believe that she is genuine and clueless as to what is going on. When all along, she is eating a piece of the pie as well. I call this a well cut out class act. Well, the masquerade is over, it is time to answer to the people.
3604 and 3606 are adjoining, with a well used gloryhole.