Lt. Ridge Alkonis
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming the return of Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis to the United States.
Congresswoman Amata, with other key Members of Congress, continually has called for his return to the U.S., restoration of Navy pay, and other factors, as he was sentenced in...
Washington, D.C — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is announcing the launch of the Capital Readiness grant competition by the US Department of Commerce. The CRP grant competition is funded by the US Treasury Department’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI), which is a program that aims to...

![Lt. Ridge Alkonis is returning to the United States after 507 days detention in Japan where he had been serving a three-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to the negligent driving deaths of a woman and her son-in-law in May 2021. Alkonis' family has said the crash was an accident that was caused when he lost consciousness while on a trip to Mount Fuji. [courtesy photo] Lt. Ridge Alkonis](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/lt._ridge_alkonis.jpg?itok=fKRI5r7-)
