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PREVIEW: GUEST NAME: Grant Newsham SUMMARY: John Batchelor speaks with Grant Newsham about concerning activities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, specifically Saipan. Newsham highlights the potential penetration of US territory by Chin

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Society & Culture, News, Books, Arts

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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PREVIEW:
GUEST NAME: Grant Newsham
SUMMARY: John Batchelor speaks with Grant Newsham about concerning activities in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, specifically Saipan. Newsham highlights the potential penetration of US territory by Chinese state security, citing missing casino funds and a no-visa policy for mainland Chinese travelers. He urges the FBIand Treasury to investigate Chinese casino corruption and influence, noting prior evidence that was not acted upon.
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0:00.0

Building a coffee business?

0:01.9

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0:25.8

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0:30.9

Some funny business going on in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana's at Saipan, Taiwan.

0:37.0

And the funny business involves the possibility of Chinese state security penetrating

0:42.4

U.S. territory.

0:45.2

This is the U.S. of A.

0:47.9

Has been for decades since the war.

0:51.8

And that is important when we note that Grant wants the FBI and the Treasury to get

0:57.9

involved in missing money, in casino being used as a laundromat for Chinese nationals,

1:06.1

possibly state security, and also for this odd decision not to require a visa when you're traveling there

1:13.3

from the mainland of China. Grand Ushamon, what needs to be done immediately by the Trump

1:19.2

administration? Much more of this tonight. Well, first, I'd like to see Treasury be the ones

1:25.4

who track down this $1.6 billion in missing COVID funds.

1:28.8

But then the FBI, they could launch a full-scale investigation, a serious one,

1:33.6

into the Chinese casinos, gambling, and Chinese influence and corruption.

1:39.1

They certainly had boatloads of evidence that they picked up before they decided to do nothing with it.

1:44.4

It is worth noting that at least one of the FBI agents assigned to that apparently has gone

1:49.6

to work for the former governor who was the subject of these allegations. But they need to go out

1:55.9

there and take it seriously and to bring people from off island to do that examination. That would be something that FBI could usefully do. And it'd be like shooting fish in a barrel when it comes to going after it.

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