Governor Benigno Fitial

May 17, 2013Governor Eloy Inos signed a new extradition letter, this time to Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper requesting that fugitive and former CNMI AG Edward T. Buckingham III be put into the custody of U.S. Marshalls to be returned to the CNMI to face charges. Previously it was believed that Buckingham was in Iowa, and in February 2013 an extradition letter was sent to Iowa Governor Terry Branstad requesting cooperation to return the criminal.It was through a private investigator, who...Read Full Story

Saipan Island is the Northern Mariana Islands United States Minor (CNMI), the capital, such as the summer of neighboring Equatorial year round, beautiful scenery, is a world famous tourist resort destination. Living in Saipan Island, perched tropical vegetation-covered mountains, through lush coconut trees on both sides of the road show in front of you is a charming blue-green Philippine Sea, it is "living in Saipan Island as if in heaven," said. "Natural beauty difficult to abandon myself...Read Full Story

May 15, 2013Lakeland, Colorado law enforcement officials have taken Edward Buckingham III into custody. The fugitive and former CNMI Attorney General who is facing numerous misdemeanor and felony charges in the CNMI.Buckingham fled the CNMI in August 2013 with the aide of four CNMI law enforcement officials and then-Governor Benigno Fitial, who are also facing charges.OPA legal counsel George Hasselback told the Saipan media that Buckingham is in the Jefferson County jail and will be brought...Read Full Story

May 14, 2013Since fugitive and former CNMI Attorney General Edward T. Buckingham III fled the CNMI in August 2012 to avoid facing a court hearing, there has been speculation on his whereabouts. Guesses have included San Francisco and Iowa, where his son, Edward T. Buckingham IV, is a practicing physician.The mystery has been solved. A process server hired by Attorney Robert Torres served Buckingham with a court summons for a civil case involving the termination of  former Assistant Attorney...Read Full Story

May 9, 2013I received shocking news that the U.S. Department of Interior is planning to close the CNMI's Federal Ombudsman Office. I checked with another source, and regrettably the news appears to be true.A shocking job vacancy  notice posted on the Jobs.gov website verifies the sickening news. It reads in part:The Labor Ombudsman will work with the Policy Director of the Office of Insular Affairs to define, plan and staff the Ombudsman's Office and work in the fields of labor, immigration...Read Full Story