Senate OK's SSIC probe of illegal bank transfer of LBJ’s $4.5 Mil
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The whereabouts of LBJ Hospital’s $4.5 million, which was the subject of a fraudulent bank transfer last year, is the main focus of a Senate Resolution unanimou

![ASG Treasurer Malemo Tausaga and TBAS Acting President and CEO Owen Peery during the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee hearing in January this year about the illegally transferred $4.5 million of LBJ federal funds. The Senate has authorized the Senate SSIC to investigate the fraudulent bank transfer of LBJ hospital’s $4.5 Mil and implement safeguards against future scams. [photo: Asi A. Fa'asau] Malemo and Owen Peery](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/treasurer_malemo.jpg?itok=8KYi034W)



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