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If the conservative justices actually believe in originalism, they must disqualify Trump

If the justices of the Supreme Court want to allow Donald Trump to seek the presidency, they will have to throw their originalist and textualist doctrines out the window to…

John McCarthy February 2, 2024

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Dark web Indian drug kingpin admits guilt in operation that had ties to the USVI

WASHINGTON — An Indian national pleaded guilty to a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy that spawned a drug trafficking network which used the dark web to conceal its illicit…

John McCarthy January 30, 2024

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Lawyer for indicted founder of Haitian orphanage says a previous grand jury didn’t charge him

DENVER (AP) — An American founder of a Haitian orphanage who has been charged with sexual abuse was investigated by a grand jury about a decade ago but not indicted, according to…

John McCarthy January 29, 2024

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CBP Seizes $700K Worth of ‘Genuine’ Fake Chinese Jewelry Sent to Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers and Import Specialists seized 116 pieces of counterfeit luxury jewelry contained in a single consignment originating from China for infringing intellectual property…

John McCarthy January 28, 2024

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Two St. Croix Men Could Face Death Penalty If Convicted of Castaways Bar Slaying

CHRISTIANSTED — Two St. Croix men accused in the gunpoint robbery killing of a federal hurricane recovery worker could face the death penalty if convicted, the prosecutor said. Enock Justin…

John McCarthy January 25, 2024

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Judge orders release of over 150 names of people mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit documents

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the public disclosure of the identities of more than 150 people mentioned in a mountain of court documents related to the…

John McCarthy December 21, 2023

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St. Croix Man Gets 10 Years In Prison For Trafficking ‘Ghost Guns’ In The Territory

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix man was given 10 years in prison for making and selling "ghost guns" in the territory. Somalie Bruce, 37, was sentenced to 120 months…

John McCarthy December 5, 2023

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Former Cape Air employee and his drug mule given 1.6 years in prison for cocaine trafficking

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A former Cape Air employee and his drug mule were given just over a year and a half in prison for trying to move five pounds of cocaine…

John McCarthy December 1, 2023

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Two men caught in cocaine trafficking sting operation get 3.5 years in prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two men busted in a cocaine trafficking operation at Havensight Mall have been given 3.5 years in prison by a federal judge. Jose Solano, 53, and Andrew…

John McCarthy December 1, 2023

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Puerto Rican woman, alleged girlfriend of Texas shooter, indicted for making threats

SAN JUAN — A 19-year-old woman in Puerto Rico was indicted this week by a grand jury for making thirteen interstate threats between May and October 2023 in violation of 18…

John McCarthy December 1, 2023