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Migrant From India Deported Back To New Delhi A Second Time After Arriving Illegally

CHRISTIANSTED — A native of India was deported back to her home country after flying to St. Croix from California with a fake Florida ID, authorities said. Ashokkumar Patel, 40,…

John McCarthy April 6, 2023

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Atlanta Hair Student Arrested At St. Thomas Airport Based On Outstanding Warrant

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a Georgia student was arrested at the St. Thomas airport by federal agents based on a fugitive warrant. Natoria La’Von Franklin, 25, of Atlanta,…

John McCarthy April 1, 2023

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Man Who Picked USPS Parcels Containing Machine Pistol Gets Only One Year In Prison

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who accepted mail packages suspected of containing firearms was given one year in prison by a federal judge, authorities said today. Moises Figueroa, Jr., 48, of…

John McCarthy March 30, 2023

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Atlanta To St. Thomas Fentanyl Trafficker Gets Seven Years In Prison From Federal Judge

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Elijah Hakim was sentenced to serve just over seven years in federal prison for importing fentanyl-laced pills that were linked to a 2021 overdose death on St. Thomas,…

John McCarthy March 30, 2023

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St. John Man With 40 Pounds of Cocaine In His SUV Charged With Drug Possession

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. John man stopped by police for not wearing a seatbelt was arraigned in federal court on a drug possession charge for allegedly having 40 pounds of…

John McCarthy March 30, 2023

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U.S. Inspectors General Meet In St. Thomas and Vow To Fight ‘Waste, Fraud, and Abuse’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Dozens of federal Inspector General officials gathered in St. Thomas for the first Virgin Islands Office of Inspector General Spring Symposium recently. The federal oversight and law…

John McCarthy March 30, 2023

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Jury Finds Former Puerto Rican Mayor Guilty of Corruption

SAN JUAN (AP) — A federal jury has found a former Puerto Rican mayor guilty of bribery, extortion and conspiracy in the U.S territory’s latest government corruption case. Ángel Pérez…

John McCarthy March 26, 2023

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Venezuela To Ship Fuel To Cuba On U.S.-Blacklisted Supertanker

CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA today was loading a supertanker with crude and fuel for Cuba, maritime documents showed, an unusually large volume to help its political…

John McCarthy March 13, 2023

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2 Costa Rican Men Charged With Smuggling Over 4,000 Pounds of Marijuana At Sea

CHRISTIANSTED — Two Costa Rican men caught with at least 4,000 pounds of marijuana at sea have a lot of explaining to do in federal court on St. Croix. Luis…

John McCarthy February 8, 2023

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St. Croix Felon Gets 15.5 Years In Prison For Involvement In Rust-Op-Twist Carjacking

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man was given 15 years in prison after being convicted of carjacking, using a firearm during a violent crime and felony possession of a firearm,…

John McCarthy February 7, 2023