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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 36-year-old man from Samoa accused of violating the drug laws has pled guilty.
Faasasao Mauga, who has been in custody since he was arrested last year, unable to post his $5,000 surety bond appeared in High Court last Friday for his Change of Plea hearing. Prosecuting...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man from Samoa who entered into a plea agreement over an unlawful possession of methamphetamine charge with the government has been ordered by the court to depart the territory and remain outside of its borders for the duration of his probation.
Suitulaga Faafetai, 29...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 35-year-old mother convicted of stealing a laptop when she burglarized a home is going to jail.
Ienisei Matautia, who has been in custody since she was arrested last October, unable to post bond, appeared in High Court yesterday morning for sentencing. She was...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the three men arrested last year after police discovered 8g of a white crystalline substance and drug paraphernalia inside a truck is going to jail.
Pio Atonio, who has been in custody since his arrest, unable to post a $5,000 surety bond, appeared in High Court...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 35-year-old woman charged in 3 separate criminal cases — including one where she is accused of trying to smuggle methamphetamine into the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) last year — entered into a plea agreement with the government yesterday morning.
Iesnisei...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man serving a 5-year sentence for a drug conviction from last November now has 5 more years tacked on to his time at the TCF, after the High Court yesterday revoked his 2009 probation for failing to pay a $5,000 fine and make his monthly visits to the Probation Office...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man charged with one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), entered a 'not guilty' plea during his arraignment this past Monday in High Court.
A pretrial conference for Faasasao Mauga is scheduled for April 5.
According to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The High Court of American Samoa has given Henry OBrien a "chance", by placing him on probation, in lieu of jail time at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF).
In delivering the sentence yesterday morning, Acting Associate Justice Elvis Patea referred to two prior...
Tahiti, FRENCH POLYNESIA — A total of 21 people in French Polynesia will have to stand trial for their role in a methamphetamine network which was broken up at the beginning of the year.
This follows an investigation triggered by the arrest at Tahiti airport in January of three women, including a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An American Samoa heavyweight boxing champion who entered into a plea agreement with the government has been ordered by the court to depart the territory and remain outside of its borders for the duration of his probation.
Sui Fausaiga, 26, also known as Sui Palauni,...