Source document
Tongan court jester faces trial
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Has everything in it been taken?
CompleteReviewed 10 Oct 2026
Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
BBC on the Tonga Trust Fund case: missing $24m (GBP 15m), 5,000-odd passport buyers at about $20,000, trial date. Fund size given only as half of annual national income (no number).
What it supports
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Numbers (3)
- CBI passports issued5,000 passportsto 2003-08 · BBC News 2003Reported by othersTonga · Passport and citizenship sales
- Losses of a CBI-financed fund24 million (currency not stated)to 2003-08 · BBC News 2003Reported by othersTonga · Passport and citizenship sales
- Losses of a CBI-financed fundGBP 15 millionto 2003-08 · BBC News 2003Reported by othersTonga · Passport and citizenship sales
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About the document
What it covers 5,000-odd buyers at about $20,000; $24m missing
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