SAN JUAN — A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico indicted 44 people accused in a $1.2 million scheme to illegally obtain pandemic relief funds, authorities said.
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U.S. Must Stem ‘Iron River’ of Guns Flowing To The Caribbean and Latin America, Activists Say
BOGATA (Reuters) — U.S. guns, many of them exported legally, are flowing into the Caribbean and Latin America in an “iron river” ending in the
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Man Accused of Putting Hidden Camera In Public Bathroom On Royal Caribbean Ship
SAN JUAN (CNN) — The FBI’s San Juan Division is working to identify potential victims after a man was charged with video voyeurism and attempted
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Three Ecuadorians Charged With Smuggling 1,763 Pounds of Cocaine
CHRISTIANSTED — Three South Americans face federal charges tied to smuggling 1,763 pounds of cocaine by sea. Luis Menocal-Mero, alias “Luis Menoscal,” 38, Carlos Anchundia-Mero,
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Puerto Rico Boat Captain Gets 9 Years For Bringing 40 Pounds of Cocaine To St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Puerto Rican boat captain got nine years in prison for smuggling about 40 pounds of cocaine into St. Thomas. Sammy Monell-Osorio,
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65-Year-Old Man Found Guilty of Sex Trafficking Children To St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man has been convicted of sex trafficking of children after paying another man for sex with a 17-year-old girl. A
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St. Croix Man Faces Federal Charges In Sexual Assault of Female Minor
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man heard the charges against him in federal court for the alleged sexual assault of a female minor. Dante Edison
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Caribbean Armed Violence Fueled By Small-Scale Gun Traffickers, Report Says
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — High rates of gun violence in the Caribbean are being fueled by small-scale trafficking, largely from the United States, via shipping firms,
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Man Caught In Sting Operation Trying To Sell 110 Pounds Of Cocaine On St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — A man was caught in a federal sting operation trying to sell 110 pounds of cocaine on St. Croix. Leroy Roebuck, Jr., 36,
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YRC Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault of A Male Minor on St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — U.S. Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that the U.S. District Court unsealed an indictment charging Cherise King, age 39, of St. Croix
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