CHRISTIANSTED — A cocaine smuggler from Nicaragua got nearly five years in prison from a federal judge. Michael Nelson-Gaet, 36, of Managua, was sentenced to
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Vietnamese tycoon sentenced to death for $44 billion bank fraud
HO CHI MINH CITY — It was the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has
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Women used cue sticks and beer bottles in bar brawl, cops say
CHARLOTTE AMALIE —A woman suffered visible injuries after getting hit with a pool cue in the face following an argument at a St. Thomas bar
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Cops sifting for clues to break-in at Home Depot
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Officers are looking for suspects after the Home Depot reported a break-in at the store yesterday, Virgin Islands Police said. The case
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SOB sweeps up 6 in drug arrests on St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Local police teamed up with their federal counterparts to make six arrests at a notorious open-air drug market on St. Thomas recently,
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Police investigating assault in Simmonds Alley
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a man was assaulted in Simmonds Alley in broad daylight Wednesday. Criminal Investigation Bureau units found a crime
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Creation of transitional council that will select Haiti’s next prime minister is imminent, US says
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The creation of a transitional council responsible for choosing Haiti’s next leaders is imminent, a U.S. diplomat said Wednesday during a heated
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Triple-murder trial of Chad Daybell begins with claims about zombies and doomsday plot
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Opening statements are expected Wednesday in the trial of an Idaho man charged with killing his wife and his then-girlfriend’s two
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Medical care and supplies are scarce as gang violence chokes Haiti’s capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Fresh gunfire erupted Tuesday in downtown Port-au-Prince, forcing aid workers to halt urgently needed care for thousands of Haitians. Weeks of gang
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Cops arrest project man who fired shots at car
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man on foot who police observed to fire shots at a moving vehicle was arrested on Monday night. Foster G. Webster
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