FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (June 5, 2020 – Hagåtña, Guam) – In late December, we received the Resolution from CLTC with the initial term sheet of an agreement. My Committee held an oversight hearing on January 9th and was advised that the settlement agreement was still pending.

I corresponded with Assistant AG Canto, Attorney Phillips and the CLTC Chair after the hearing regarding draft legislation, and it is my understanding that settlement discussions with DOJ continued even through the pandemic. Although the Legislature was not present at the conferences, the agreement was finally adopted by CLTC in late May.

Today’s filed agreement indicates the AG and Governor have also signed on. Of course, the committee will do its due diligence to consider the proposed amendments to statute outlined in the final agreement.