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U.S. Federal District Court House, Anchorage, Alaska
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — One of the Samoan defendants involved in kidnapping and drug trafficking case in Alaska was sentenced last week to 35 years in federal prison by the federal court in Anchorage, according to federal prosecutors and court records. Thirty-one year old Faamanu Vaifanua, aka...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 53-year-old man charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine (meth) after he was caught smoking ice in a Tafuna restaurant parking lot has appeared in High Court for a Change of Plea (COP) hearing. Amituana’i was initially charged with unlawful possession of...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted for violating local drug laws was released from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) last month after the court decided that the 11 months he served while awaiting the outcome of his case is sufficient for the crime he committed. Vaalele Pauli...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young mother from Samoa convicted of assaulting another woman out of anger was ordered by the High Court to be a law-abiding citizen and attend and completed anger counseling to help with her anger problem. Ginna Ah Ching, who was released by the court on her own...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sentencing in case against defendant in copper wire theft ring continued The case of one of the four defendants in the copper wire theft ring is now continued to June 3rd, 2021 after the High Court granted the defense attorney’s request for more time so that the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A former employee of Pacific Store Services, accused of stealing over $1,000 from his employer 2 years ago, has admitted to the criminal charge against him. Manuele Taulapapa, 27, was initially charged in two separate criminal cases. He was charged with stealing and...
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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 — Sentencing for Iosua Aleki is continued to May 14, to allow attorneys and probation officers time to research further, the defendant’s previous cases. Aleki, who has been in custody since his arrest on Feb. 12, 2019 appeared before District Court Judge Elvis P. Patea for...