Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — At the conclusion of a Senate committee hearing last Friday, Talauega Eleasalo Va’alele Ale officially announced publicly that he was stepping down as Attorney General, but he did elaborate on his future plans.
(But senators have known that Talauega planned to be Lt. Gov...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga says that after presenting American Samoa’s verbal arguments for a federal appeals case early next month, Attorney General, Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale, will be stepping down to pursue his political aspirations.
Lolo made the revelation at last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sen. Logoai Siaki Logoai, a retired High Court associate judge, is questioning why prosecutors in many criminal cases — especially sexual assault cases involving minors—- enter into plea deals with a defendant, resulting in charges being dismissed.
The Manu’a senator...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale has “revoked” a notice he issued two months ago, seeking to amend current regulations to increase fees for certain immigration services, including the Certificate of Identify fee.
The proposed amendments — which were to become...

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![Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale (right) and the AG’s office administrator Fa’aua’a Katuferu during the Department of Legal Affairs FY 2020 budget hearing on Wednesday before the Fono Joint Budget Committee. [photo: FS] Attorney General Talauega Eleasalo V. Ale (right) and the AG’s office administrator Fa’aua’a Katuferu during the Department of Legal Affairs FY 2020 budget hearing on Wednesday before the Fono Joint Budget Committee](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ag_img_3309.jpg?itok=kxH4u4ws)
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