Tan Holdings Corporation (THC) is a holdings company located in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands

The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , is a commonwealth in political union with the United States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines...

 (CNMI). Since 1983, the company's headquarters are located in Saipan

Saipan

Saipan is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of . The 2000 census population was 62,392...

. The company's CEO is Henry Tan, its President is Willie Tan, and its Executive Vice-President is Jerry Tan. All three are sons of the Charmain of the Board Tan Siu Lin. Tan Holdings is the largest private taxpayer and employer in the CNMI.

In 1972, Dr. Tan Siu Lin and his family moved from Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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 to Guam

Guam

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 to engage in shipping

Shipping

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, real estate

Real estate

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 and movie distribution businesses. Over the years, the family-run business has evolved to include airline

Airline

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, amusement

Amusement

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, fast food

Fast food

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, fishing

Fishing

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....

, ground handling service, hotel

Hotel

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, information technology

Information technology

Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...

, financial services

Financial services

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, logistic services

Logistics

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, publishing

Publishing

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 (including the Saipan Tribune

Saipan Tribune

The Saipan Tribune is a daily newspaper published seven days a week in the Northern Mariana Islands. The Saipan Tribune, which has the largest circulation in the Northern Mariana Islands, is headquartered in Saipan. The newspaper is owned by Pacific Publications and Printing Inc., an which is an...

, the largest newspaper on the islands), retail

Retail

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, and wholesale

Wholesale

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 subsidiaries.

Strong evidence links the Tan Holdings Corporation and Willie Tan to the Jack Abramoff CNMI scandal

Jack Abramoff CNMI scandal

The Jack Abramoff CNMI scandal involves the efforts of Jack Abramoff, other lobbyists, and government officials to change or prevent, or both, Congressional action regarding the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and businesses on Saipan, its capital, commercial center, and one of its...

implicated this company's involvement in illegal sweatshops, prostitution and other illegal ventures located on the CNMI.