A "WHISTLEBLOWER" is requesting the Office of the Public Auditor to investigate two Board of Education members — Gregory Borja and Maisie B. Tenorio — for possible corruption when they donated their professional development funds to community organizations they are affiliated with.
Each BOE member's professional development account is federally funded.
Two memoranda attached to the whistleblower complaint indicated that BOE member Gregory Borja made donations to Rotary Club of Saipan of which he is a member.
According to the whistleblower, such donations are impermissible under Title 2 Section 200.434 of the federal rules on grants and agreements.
A memo dated Sept. 8, 2021 stated that "as the end of fiscal year 2020-2021 approaches fast, member Gregory Borja would like to donate his PD funds to: Rotary Club of Saipan. With the PD (professional development) balance of $6,373 please kindly issue a check made payable to the Rotary Club of Saipan. Thank you for your time and we look forward to the check donation."
The memo was addressed to then-BOE Chairman Andrew Orsini and was concurred by Borja himself.
In another memo dated Aug. 18, 2022, Borja donated his $12,000 professional development fund to the Rotary Club of Saipan. This time, the memo was addressed to the interim federal programs officer and director of finance, and was concurred by Borja himself.
Attached to the whistleblower complaint is a copy of the $12,000 check payable to Rotary Club of Saipan.
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