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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
VIPD: 2 Males And 1 Female Shot In Castle Coakley This Morning; 1 Airlifted
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VIPD: 2 Males And 1 Female Shot In Castle Coakley This Morning; 1 Airlifted

CHRISTIANSTED — Four people, including one minor, have been shot in Estate Castle Coakley in the last 27 hours, authorities said. At least one person has been airlifted off island…
Posted by John McCarthy January 19, 2020
Routine Traffic Stop Nabs St. Thomas Man With Loaded Magazine, Gun In Car
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Routine Traffic Stop Nabs St. Thomas Man With Loaded Magazine, Gun In Car

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A routine traffic stop in Sugar Estate netted a St. Thomas man on illegal gun charges Thursday, authorities said. An underage passenger in the car at the…
Posted by John McCarthy January 19, 2020
Shooting At Thomas Bakery Leaves One Man Dead In Castle Coakley Saturday
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Shooting At Thomas Bakery Leaves One Man Dead In Castle Coakley Saturday

CHRISTIANSTED — A man exiting a Castle Coakley bakery with fresh-baked bread in his hands was recognized by a waiting gunman outside the store and shot dead early Saturday afternoon,…
Posted by John McCarthy January 19, 2020
VIPD: Shooting In Contant Leaves One St. Thomas Man Dead On Friday
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VIPD: Shooting In Contant Leaves One St. Thomas Man Dead On Friday

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A shooting in Contant left one self-employed electrician dead in St. Thomas on Friday evening, authorities said. A suspect remains at large. Ferdinand N. Marshall, 46, was…
Posted by John McCarthy January 19, 2020
Culebra Boat Captain Gets Six Months In Prison, Loses His Boat For Smuggling Illegal Aliens
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Culebra Boat Captain Gets Six Months In Prison, Loses His Boat For Smuggling Illegal Aliens

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Puerto Rican boat captain was sentenced to a half year in prison and will lose his boat after he knowingly transporting illegal aliens for “commercial advantage…
Posted by John McCarthy January 18, 2020
Florida Contractor Gets 1.16 Years In Jail For Stealing $800,000 In Disaster Funds
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Florida Contractor Gets 1.16 Years In Jail For Stealing $800,000 In Disaster Funds

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The owner of a Puerto Rico-based construction company who fraudulently obtained about $800,000 in disaster relief funds intended to help the territory rebuild after the 2017 hurricanes…
Posted by John McCarthy January 18, 2020
VIPD: Suspect Who Allegedly Stabbed Man In Fight Arrested On St. Thomas
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VIPD: Suspect Who Allegedly Stabbed Man In Fight Arrested On St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man accused of stabbing another man during a fight downtown on Wednesday evening has been arrested by police, authorities said. Antonio Matos, 25 of…
Posted by John McCarthy January 17, 2020
VIPD Investigating Drive-By Shooting At Oswald Terrace Court In St. Thomas Tonight
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VIPD Investigating Drive-By Shooting At Oswald Terrace Court In St. Thomas Tonight

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in an east downtown area of St. Thomas tonight, authorities said. Police officers were dispatched to the Schneider Regional Medical Center…
Posted by John McCarthy January 15, 2020
Detectives Fly To Orlando To Collect St. Croix Woman Who Wrote 2 Bad Checks: VIPD
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Detectives Fly To Orlando To Collect St. Croix Woman Who Wrote 2 Bad Checks: VIPD

ORLANDO — Police detectives of the Economic Crimes Unit said they needed to travel to central Florida to personally arrest a St. Croix woman for allegedly kiting two checks totaling…
Posted by John McCarthy January 15, 2020
USAO: Crime Lieutenants Showed Their Loyalty To Paul ‘Bogus’ Girard By Murdering His Rivals
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USAO: Crime Lieutenants Showed Their Loyalty To Paul ‘Bogus’ Girard By Murdering His Rivals

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Federal court documents detail how a local rental car business allowed Paul "Bogus" Girard to launder ill-gotten money while crime lieutenants committed serial murders so the St.…
Posted by John McCarthy January 15, 2020

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