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The American Samoa Power Authority yesterday issued a statement warning the public  about a fraudulent check scheme that may potentially affect local customers.
 
The letter is from a company called “Apple Instant Payment Inc.” based in Ontario, Canada and they claim that the recipient is a winner in a sweepstakes or lottery draw with a check issued in their name, from the “American Samoa Power Authority”.
 

“Many have been victims of a corrupt immigration system in the past but may I assure you that great changes have taken place under Governor Lolo Moliga and a new day has dawned, with new hopes for fair and equitable treatment,” said Treasurer Dr. Falema’o Phil Pili who keynoted the Filipino Community Flag Day Celebration of 115 years of Philippines’ Independence from Spain.
 
The event, which was attended by more than two-thousand Filipinos in the territory, was held at the Tafuna High School Gymnasium last Saturday.
 

A man charged in connection with 14 burglaries involving six stores, a church, two restaurants and five homes allegedly told police about a series of burglaries he had committed because, “it would relieve him of all the bad things that he had done and that had been weighing on him and his mind,” court documents say. Joseph Iakopo is now behind bars with bail set at $150,000 for 34 criminal counts, including burglary first and second degree, attempted burglary, stealing, first degree assault and property damage.
 

Tualauta Representatives, Larry Sanitoa and Florence Saulo have reached out to the government for assistance to craft a permanent solution to the flooding problem in their district following the downpour two weeks ago, which affected the Tualauta District severely.