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GUILTY PLEA

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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A Samoan man, currently residing in Hawaii has entered into a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, after making false statements on a U.S passport application, with sentencing scheduled for January, 2023 This is according to Honolulu federal court filings. Vai...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the co-defendants in a Vaitogi drug case has entered a guilty plea to the charges against him. Tolupene Wilson, 42, who was a delivery driver when police arrested him in the early morning of July 19, 2021 was initially charged with one count of unlawful possession...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of the gas truck that crashed into an aiga bus in February of last year, killing the bus driver and injuring 5 passengers, is ordered by the High Court to serve 20 months behind bars as a condition of his 5 years probated sentence. Jonathan Ulu, who was...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 29-year-old man accused of selling marijuana joints at the cannery last year has pled guilty. Detectives from the DPS Vice & Narcotics Unit arrested Ualesi Paulo on Aug. 12, 2020 after receiving information from StarKist Samoa employees that a man was selling drugs...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man from Mesepa accused of having sex with a 16-year-old girl multiple times has entered into a plea agreement with the government. Tele’a Eliapo appeared in High Court last week for a Change of Plea hearing. Eliapo, who remains in custody, unable to post a...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — 40-year-old Alema Wilson, who was a taxi driver when police arrested him in the early morning of Sept. 19, 2020 was initially charged with one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine (meth) with intent to distribute; and one count of...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — John Makeati, who is out on a $10,000 surety bond, appeared in High Court last week for a Change of Plea hearing. He is represented by Assistant Public Defender Ryan Anderson while prosecuting is Assistant Attorney General Kristine Soule. Makeati was initially charged...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 23-year-old man from Kokoland accused of burglarizing a store in Tafuna and taking off with several items has admitted to the allegations against him. Tala’ave Aviata, who has been in custody since his arrest, unable to post a $10,000 surety bond appeared in High Court...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of violating local drug laws has entered into a plea agreement with the government. Vise Guata, who has been in custody since his arrest two years ago appeared in court Wednesday morning for a Change of Plea hearing. Gauta was initially charged with...
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Apia, SAMOA — The trial of six people arrested by police at Faatoia in December last year has been adjourned following an unexpected guilty plea by one of the defendants. Pitoitua Aloese of Faatoia may become a police informant, as he changed his plea before Justice Vui Clarence Nelson through his...

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