Governor Sues to Stop AG Corruption;Court Issues Temporary Restraining Order

Hagåtña, Guam - Today, Governor Lou Leon Guerrero filed a complaint in the Superior Court seeking a temporary restraining order (TRO), along with preliminary and permanent injunctions to stop Attorney General Moylan from illegally spending public funds on his so-called Dignity Project. The complaint alleges multiple violations of law, including the illegal procurement of the $1.1 million contract with a hotel in Tamuning and not obtaining the approval and signature of the Governor as the law requires for all contracts.

When an employee at the Department of Administration questioned the legality of the contract, the Attorney General's office responded by threatening to prosecute the employee if the contract was not processed by noon on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Threatened with prosecution, the employee reluctantly agreed to register the contract. By law, the Office of the Attorney General serves as legal counsel to the DOA, but chose to threaten the agency instead of protect it.

"It has been clear since we received copies of the Attorney General's contracts that for years he has been secretly skirting the law that explicitly requires my approval before those contracts are executed. Now he is openly flouting the law," said Governor Leon Guerrero. "The worst part, of course, is that he threatened to prosecute innocent DOA employees for 'corruption' just for asking him to comply with the law. I want to be clear: this bullying cannot and will not be tolerated in this administration."

"The true irony is that the Attorney General threatened to prosecute DOA officials for trying to stop the Attorney General from committing blatant acts of corruption," added Adelup Director of Communications Krystal Paco-San Agustin. "All of this so he can chase down a vanity project called the Dignity Project that will have no long-term impact on addressing homelessness on our island. It should really be called the Dougnity Project."

As with all civil action against government officials and agencies, the Attorney General and the Office of the Attorney General have 60 days to respond to the Complaint. If granted, scheduling for the requested TRO will be set by the Court.

At 12:47 on April 25th the Superior Court issued a temporary Order restraining the AG and the OAG from performing on the contract, incurring debt on the contract, or paying on the contract. A hearing has been scheduled on the matter for May 5th.

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