The court of appeal in Samoa has overturned the acquittal of a former manager of the legal division of the Lands Transport Authority, Anoanoa'i Pepe Lafai, and found her guilty of one count of altering documents with intent by deception.
Pepe was jointly charged with another former senior employee of the LTA, Mata'afa Sepelini, who was found guilty of six counts including using altered or reproduced documents with intent to deceive and using forged documents.
The charges related to the registration of public vehicles between December 2017 and March 2018.
The appeal court ruled the acquittal of Pepe was deemed to be unreasonable.
The judges entered a guilty verdict and ordered for sentencing in the supreme court at a later date.
Meanwhile, Mata'afa's appeal on his conviction for all six charges has been dismissed.