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George Santos pleads guilty to wire fraud and identity theft in his federal case

CENTRAL ISLIP, New York (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, short-circuiting the federal fraud case that led to his…

John McCarthy August 19, 2024

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4 Jamaicans charged with smuggling nearly 4,000 pounds of marijuana

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging four Jamaican men with smuggling nearly 4,000 pounds of marijuana in Caribbean waters. Miguel Orr, 29, Rayvon Smith,…

John McCarthy August 18, 2024

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Federal grand jury indicts St. Thomas man on gun and cocaine possession charges

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who sold cocaine to an undercover DEA agent at Red Hook has been indicted on gun and drug possession charges, authorities said. N’Kel…

John McCarthy August 12, 2024

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Dominican coke don indicted by federal grand jury in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A recently unsealed case in the U.S. District Court alleges that a Dominican man smuggled cocaine between Road Town, Tortola and St. Thomas. Santos Jiminez Caraballo, 42,…

John McCarthy August 12, 2024

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Colombian man charged with illegal re-entry and alien smuggling

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Colombian man who was deported four years ago has been indicted by a federal grand jury for re-appearing in St. Thomas as an illegal migrant ...…

John McCarthy August 12, 2024

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St. Croix man pleads guilty to illegal gun possession inside school zone

KINGSHILL — A St. Croix man has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm inside a school zone, authorities said. Jimmar A. Payne, 31, of Estate White Lady, made that plea…

John McCarthy August 12, 2024

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Judge orders DOJ to return helmet, spear to ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley

WASHINGTON — "QAnon Shaman" Jacob Chansley will regain possession of the makeshift spear and horned helmet that he carried as he stormed the U.S. Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot with…

John McCarthy August 5, 2024

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Trump hikes Mar-a-Lago membership to $1 million, raising concerns of selling access

PALM BEACH — Donald Trump has set a million-dollar price tag for the ability to whisper in his ear should he win back the presidency in November, prompting ethics watchdogs…

John McCarthy August 5, 2024

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US arrests a former Green Beret over the failed 2020 raid into Venezuela to remove Maduro

CARACAS (AP) — A former U.S. Green Beret who in 2020 organized a failed cross-border raid of Venezuelan army deserters to remove President Nicolás Maduro has been arrested in New York on…

John McCarthy August 1, 2024

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guilty

HAVANA (AP) — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The development…

John McCarthy August 1, 2024