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About John McCarthy
John McCarthy is primarily known for his investigative reporting on the U.S. Virgin Islands. A series of reports beginning in the 1990's revealed that there was everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling. Another report, following Hurricane Hugo in 1989, cited a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) confidential overview that said that over 40 percent of the U.S. Virgin Islands public lives below the poverty line. The Virgin Islands Free Press is the only Caribbean news source to regularly incorporate the findings of U.S. Freedom of Information Act requests. John's articles have appeared in the BVI Beacon, St. Croix Avis, San Juan Star and Virgin Islands Daily News. He is the former news director of WSVI-TV Channel 8 on St. Croix.
Atlanta Hair Student Arrested At St. Thomas Airport Based On Outstanding Warrant
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Atlanta Hair Student Arrested At St. Thomas Airport Based On Outstanding Warrant

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a Georgia student was arrested at the St. Thomas airport by federal agents based on a fugitive warrant. Natoria La’Von Franklin, 25, of Atlanta,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 1, 2023
Google Co-Founder, Other Billionaires, Handed Subpoenas Due To USVI Lawsuit
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Google Co-Founder, Other Billionaires, Handed Subpoenas Due To USVI Lawsuit

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A U.S. Virgin Islands investigation into sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's ties to an American bank issued subpoenas to four wealthy business leaders on Friday, extending its reach into…
Posted by John McCarthy April 1, 2023
Trinidad Wins $100 Million Verdict In Key Corruption Lawsuit
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Trinidad Wins $100 Million Verdict In Key Corruption Lawsuit

MIAMI — The government of Trinidad and Tobago has won a multimillion-dollar verdict in a sprawling corruption lawsuit that began nearly 20 years ago and involves former high-ranking officials. A…
Posted by John McCarthy March 31, 2023
Social Security Funds Projected To Run Out One Year Earlier … in 2034, Treasury Says
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Social Security Funds Projected To Run Out One Year Earlier … in 2034, Treasury Says

The Social Security trust funds that about 67 million Americans rely on for benefits are scheduled to be depleted in 2034, one year earlier than was projected last year, according to the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 31, 2023
Donald Trump Indicted; 1st Ex-President Charged With Crime
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Donald Trump Indicted; 1st Ex-President Charged With Crime

NEW YORK — A Manhattan grand jury voted today to indict Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual…
Posted by John McCarthy March 30, 2023
St. Thomas Man Who ‘Wilded’ On His Sister With Machete Arrested By The VIPD
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St. Thomas Man Who ‘Wilded’ On His Sister With Machete Arrested By The VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man brutally attacked his own sister with a machete, forcing the police to take him into custody, authorities said. Ivan Evans, 61, of Charlotte…
Posted by John McCarthy March 30, 2023
Only A Matter of Time Before Ordinary Russians Take Out Putin Like Gaddafi
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Only A Matter of Time Before Ordinary Russians Take Out Putin Like Gaddafi

MOSCOW — It’s nearly impossible these days to find a table in the Islamic coffee cafes and rooftop restaurants in the trendy Patriarshie Prudi quarter in Russia. Although the chefs…
Posted by John McCarthy March 30, 2023
Man Who Picked USPS Parcels Containing Machine Pistol Gets Only One Year In Prison
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Man Who Picked USPS Parcels Containing Machine Pistol Gets Only One Year In Prison

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who accepted mail packages suspected of containing firearms was given one year in prison by a federal judge, authorities said today. Moises Figueroa, Jr., 48, of…
Posted by John McCarthy March 30, 2023
Atlanta To St. Thomas Fentanyl Trafficker Gets Seven Years In Prison From Federal Judge
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Atlanta To St. Thomas Fentanyl Trafficker Gets Seven Years In Prison From Federal Judge

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Elijah Hakim was sentenced to serve just over seven years in federal prison for importing fentanyl-laced pills that were linked to a 2021 overdose death on St. Thomas,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 30, 2023
St. John Man With 40 Pounds of Cocaine In His SUV Charged With Drug Possession
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St. John Man With 40 Pounds of Cocaine In His SUV Charged With Drug Possession

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. John man stopped by police for not wearing a seatbelt was arraigned in federal court on a drug possession charge for allegedly having 40 pounds of…
Posted by John McCarthy March 30, 2023

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