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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Samoa convicted of trying to kill his sponsor after his sponsor used up all his FEMA check, was sentenced to serve 5 years at the Territory Correctional Facility (TCF), a straight sentence.
Savelio Vaimoe, also known as Vaimoe Seumau appeared in court last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea dismissed without prejudice yesterday morning, the government's case against Savelio Vaimoe, who was charged with second degree attempted murder and first degree assault.
Vaimoe, who has been held without bond since last month,...

![The court made it clear that there was no doubt that the circumstance (sponsor taking all the money) pushed the defendant to the action he took, however, nothing was presented to the court to prove that the defendant’s action was justified under the law. [SN file photo] American Samoa High Court building](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/high_court_125.jpg?itok=UhuxpElT)
