He was appointed to be the director of Northern Marianas Customs Service in 2003, where he was responsible for customs services of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota, under the Babauta/Benavente administration.

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Rota, an island in the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, was also under a typhoon warning, with Tinian and Saipan in the northern Marianas under tropical storm warnings.

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“While it may not break any laws, this arrangement on its face appears to be unethical and the Tinian and Aguiguan Legislative Delegation disavows any knowledge or involvement in the organization of these meetings and tour,” he said.

Source: https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/alleged-fam-tour-denounced/