October 19, 2010
The Tan-Fitial connections never end, do they? Former Vice-President of Tan Holdings, Governor Benigno Fitial awarded the Virginia-based Management Analysis, Inc. a contract to perform a $300,000 desk audit of two CNMI departments. Lynn Knight, former Fitial lobbyist and former Vice-President for Corporate Affairs for Tan is currently both the governors communication director in Washington, DC and a project manager for Management Analysis, Inc.
Now another Tan employee is in the web " Edward Arriola Jr., who also manages the Tan Siu Lin Foundation,works as MAIs resident agent.
The Marianas Variety reported:
Variety learned that Arriola joined the pre-proposal meeting of the Fitial administration with the vendors interested in the request for proposal that was place out for the desk audit.
Of the eight vendors that submitted proposals, it was MAI that was awarded the $360,000 contract.
In an interview yesterday, Arriola said he is not an employee of MAI, but just an agent receiving a flat professional fee.
He admitted attending the vendors meeting where he took notes that he submitted to the MAI office in Virginia.
Knight has been with MAI since Aug. 2009.
Edward Arriola, Jr was appointed to the Zoning Board by Governor Fitial in September 2010. He formerly served as the public information officer for the DPL earning a salary of $50,000. In addition to holding the position of manager for the Tan Siu Lin Foundation, Arriola is the destination enhancement manager for the Marianas Visitors Authority.
Article source: http://unheardnomore.blogspot.com/2010/10/what-tangled-web.html
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