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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 57-year-old man who failed to obey the court's orders has been placed on probation for 24 months.
Titio Asofa Sr appeared in District Court yesterday morning for a pretrial conference for two separate cases.
Under a plea agreement with the government, Asofa pled guilty...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who is on probation for a stealing conviction from 4 years ago, pled guilty to stealing — in a separate case — last week.
Galuega Fouvale was initially charged with first-degree burglary and stealing, both class C felonies, punishable by imprisonment of up to 7...
Pago Pago, AMERIAN SAMOA — The High Court is taking under advisement a government motion to revoke bail for William Togiaso.
Prosecutor Laura Garvey said the government feels that Togiaso violated conditions of his release from a previous case filed last year.
On Mar. 20th, Togiaso was re-arrested...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A woman accused of violating local drug laws has entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Grace Tagaloa, who has been in custody since her arrest earlier this year, unable to post a $5,000 surety bond, appeared in High Court yesterday morning for a Change of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The court has granted a 30-day continuance for several criminal matters against Elliott Siaumau Jr.
Last week, Siaumau Jr appeared in court for a pretrial conference in one case, a continued initial appearance in another, and an order to show cause to modify/revoke...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The case against Nelson Dorson who was charged with unlawful possession of illegal drugs last year was dismissed by the High Court last week, after Chief Justice Michael Kruse granted the government’s motion to dismiss the case.
Dorson was represented by Assistant Public...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of stealing was ordered to serve 28 months at the TCF and pay restitution of $740 to the victim, as conditions of his 7-year probation.
Fereti Alesana, 26, appeared in court last week for sentencing.
He has been in custody since his arrest last year,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Aukuso Faumui appeared in District Court last week where he pled guilty to public peace disturbance. With his guilty plea, Faumui admits that on April 5, 2019, he was engaged in a fight with others who were unloading fish in Satala.
In return, his 2017 case was dismissed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An overstayer who made his initial appearance in District Court last Wednesday is remanded to custody on a 'no bail' status.
According to Immigration, the defendant's Immigration ID expired on March 19, 2019
The defense attorney informed the court that the defendant's...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — There has been no real update on the immigration status for Keneti Filisi, currently in custody on a 'no bail' status at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF).
The matter was on the District Court calendar last Thursday, where it was revealed that although Filisi...