Senators call

North Mariana

for FBI investigation

Northern Mariana legislators want the FBI to investigate allegations of bribery in connection with the recent move to roll back the Commonwealth’s minimum wage.

The Northern Marianas minimum wage of $2.45 an hour was raised to $2.75 in January, this year. Five days later, Governor Froilan Tenorio signed legislation that put the wage back to the old price.

Representatives Stanley Torree and Pete Reyes have introduced a resolution asking FBI to investigate unnamed executives and legislative official in connection with the rollback.

In the Commonwealth Senate, Rota Senator Paul Manqlona made a similar move by sending a letter to the Saipan office of FBI.

The Commonwealth’s minimum wage, along with other labour issues, has been a point of debate between the Northern Marianas and the US Congress for the past three years.