PALAU investigators have completed a probe into the disappearance of over USD 86,000 in Japanese government funds intended for Angaur State. In 2023, Japan’s Grassroots Grant Program (GGP), which provided USD 211,600 to Angaur State for the procurement of a ferry boat. After the project was completed, the Japanese government calculated that USD 86,793 should have remained unused but during follow-up reviews, the funds were found missing. “The investigation is done and now it is awaiting trial,” confirmed Director Curtis Elobt of the Bureau of Public Safety in an interview with local media last week. A former governor is under investigation for withdrawing the remaining funds from the state’s bank account without informing the Japanese government.