Source document
Tonga says US jester lost millions of dollars
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Has everything in it been taken?
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Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
Mail & Guardian / AFP (1 Jan 2002): Tonga Trust Fund lost 50 million pa'anga ($20m), 40% of annual government revenue; legal action against three persons and six companies; fund made around $26.5m from passport sales. Existing rows checked; $20m and 40% rows added.
What it supports
5 rows on this site come from this document. Each one opens with the page and the exact words.
Numbers (4)
- CBI inflows26.5 million (currency not stated)to 2002-01 · Mail & Guardian 2002Reported by othersTonga · Passport and citizenship sales
- Losses of a CBI-financed fundTOP 50 millionto 2002-01 · Mail & Guardian 2002Reported by othersTonga · Passport and citizenship sales
- Losses of a CBI-financed fund20 million (currency not stated)to 2002-01 · Mail & Guardian 2002Reported by othersTonga · Passport and citizenship sales
- Losses of a CBI-financed fund40 percent of government revenueto 2002-01 · Mail & Guardian 2002Reported by othersTonga · Passport and citizenship sales
About the document
What it covers Government statement: 50 million pa'anga lost; 40% of annual revenue; sales raised about $26.5m
Notes AFP wire. Pa'anga figure attributed to the Tongan government; dollar conversions by AFP.
Source id ton-mg-2002 · accessed 10 Oct 2026