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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who entered into a plea agreement in a drug case has been ordered to depart the territory and remain outside of its borders for the duration of his 5-year probation sentence. Iosua Vaimili appeared in High Court last week for sentencing. He was represented by...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 32-year-old man from Samoa has been ordered to depart the territory and remain outside of its borders, as a condition of his 5-year probation sentence. Reupena Manutafa, who has been in custody since his arrest last year, unable to post a$5,000 bond, pled guilty to...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An overstayer from Samoa accused of assaulting another man and damaging his vehicle told the court that he did what he did because the victim’s son forced his way into his home and stole from him. Aso Maanaima Jr appeared in District Court this week for a pretrial...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 47-year-old man from Samoa with a criminal history has been ordered to depart the territory and remain outside of its borders upon release from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), as a condition of his 5-year probation. Tavita Filipo appeared in court last...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 35-year-old overstayer from Samoa who resides in Tafuna was arrested last week for allegedly having a sexual relationship with his 16-year-old niece. Samoa News is withholding the name of the defendant, to protect the identity of the victim in this case. The defendant...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea said during an evidentiary hearing for Pisoma Kimo this week that documents presented to the court by an Immigration officer a few months ago regarding Kimo's immigration status were “fraudulent”. Patea has left it up to the government...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An overstayer from Samoa, convicted of unlawful possession of illegal drugs, was ordered to depart the territory, and remain outside of its borders for the duration of his 5-year probation term. Soo Savelio, who has been in custody since his arrest last year due to his...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man charged with second degree burglary is remanded to custody on a 'no bail' status, after the court was informed by Immigration yesterday morning that his ID expired Feb. 6, 2019 Preliminary examination for Sitivi Opetaia is this morning in District Court. His bail...
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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...
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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...

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