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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem promises help in her first visit to Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged today to help Puerto Rico in her first visit to the U.S. territory as it struggles to rebuild from catastrophic hurricanes…

John McCarthy March 6, 2025

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St. Thomas VIHFA exec guilty of stealing $107,000 in public funds with ‘wood contract’

CHRISTIANSTED — After a two and half week-long trial, a federal jury in St. Croix found Darin Richardson, 56, of St. Thomas, guilty of federal and territorial charges relating to…

John McCarthy March 6, 2025

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Priest convicted of child molestation in Maryland lied to gain US citizenship

BALTIMORE — A former priest convicted of sexually abusing a child in Maryland for years lied to gain U.S. citizenship, federal prosecutors said following a judge’s order to remove him…

John McCarthy March 4, 2025

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Savannah Chrisley goes to White House as she fights to get pardon for parents Todd and Julie

ATLANTA — Savannah Chrisley has had quite a week, speaking in front of CPAC and visiting the White House as she tries to get President Donald Trump to pardon her…

John McCarthy March 1, 2025

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Man who shot ‘mother-in-law’ in the back after she punched him in the face … faces life in prison

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who shot his common law "mother-in-law" in the back after she punched him in the face during an argument — and then started walking…

John McCarthy February 28, 2025

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BVI boat captain charged with smuggling 3 Haitians, 1 Dominican through St. John

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A British Virgin Islands boat captain has been charged with illegally smuggling four illegal migrants through St. John's waters. Jose Miguel Hodge, 31, of Road Town, Tortola,…

John McCarthy February 27, 2025

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Judge in Julie Chrisley case made mistake over her resentencing admit federal prosecutors

Federal prosecutors filed a brief on Thursday (February 20) stating that the judge made a mistake in Julie Chrisley‘s resentencing in September, as first reported by Martin Holmes of TV Insider.…

John McCarthy February 26, 2025

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Trump administration throws out protections from deportation for roughly half a million Haitians

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is throwing out protections that shielded roughly half a million Haitians from deportation, meaning they would lose their work permits and could be eligible to be…

John McCarthy February 24, 2025

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Savannah Chrisley seeks Trump pardon for parents Todd and Julie Chrisley in tax evasion, bank fraud case

PENSACOLA — Savannah Chrisley is turning to President Donald Trump for help as her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, remain incarcerated after being convicted of federal bank fraud and tax…

John McCarthy February 24, 2025

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Federal prosecutors say Julie Chrisley’s supervised release sentence should be readjusted

ATLANTA — While it won’t mean that Julie Chrisley will be getting out of federal prison any sooner, federal prosecutors filed a brief Thursday saying the court added two years…

John McCarthy February 23, 2025