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NOT GUILTY

Manu Lefatia restrained and escorted by two police officers
NOT GUILTY: In an unanimous vote, jurors handed down a 'not guilty' verdict yesterday in the government's case against Manu Lefatia, who was alleged to have taken police on a high-speed chase in 2017.  Details in Tuesday’s Samoa News. [photo: AF]
Iosefo Alo as he arrived at the court house on the first day of his trial.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After almost 2 hours of deliberation Wednesday afternoon, a six-member jury found former Department of Education (DOE) school teacher Iosefo Alo not guilty of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, to wit; methamphetamine. This is despite arguments from the two...
American Samoa High Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — After almost 6 hours of deliberation Wednesday afternoon, a six-member jury delivered its verdict in the trial of a church pastor accused of sexually abusing his 13-year-old biological daughter. The 56-year-old pastor, who has also worked as an engineer at Fletcher...