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Boat Passenger Pleads Guilty To Smuggling $287,660 On Yola Vessel Into St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Puerto Rican boat passenger admitted in federal court that participated in a marine mission to smuggle $287,660 into St. Thomas, authorities said. Jose Carlos Diaz Melendez…

VI Free Press December 10, 2020

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Houston Man Concocted Spoofing Scheme To Siphon Money From Unsuspecting U.S. Virgin Islanders To Nigeria

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A multinational criminal conspiracy used bogus email addresses to siphon money from unsuspecting businesses in the U.S. Virgin Islands and other jurisdictions into a Nigerian bank account,…

VI Free Press December 8, 2020

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2 Who Stole At Least $50,000 In Fraudulent Income Tax Refund Scheme Get 1.75 Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two St. Croix women were given 1.75 years in prison for stealing at least $50,000 in a fraudulent income tax refund scheme between 2010 and 2011, authorities…

VI Free Press December 7, 2020

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St. Thomas Man Who Had 40 Pounds Of Marijuana In His Luggage Pleads Guilty To Being A Drug Dealer

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man who had 32 vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana in his luggage at the St. Thomas airport admitted in federal court that he was a drug dealer,…

VI Free Press December 7, 2020

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Dominican Woman Faces 55 Years In Prison For Running Sex Ring That Used Illegal Aliens As Prostitutes

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican Republic woman faces up to 55 years in prison after admitting to running a human trafficking sex ring that pulled illegal women from the Dominican…

VI Free Press December 1, 2020

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St. Croix Man Faces 5 Years In Prison For Selling Marijuana Out Of His Jeep Near Elementary School

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who used to sell marijuana out of his Jeep near a convenience store in Sion Farm pleaded guilty in federal court to illegal use…

VI Free Press December 1, 2020

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Boat Captain Pleads Guilty to Smuggling $287,660 Cash Into St. Thomas Near Savana Island

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Puerto Rican boat captain faces 10 years in prison after a guilty plea to attempting to smuggle about $287,000 cash into the territory by boat, authorities…

VI Free Press November 30, 2020

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3 Dominicans With 816 Pounds Of Cocaine Nabbed By U.S. Coast Guard, CBP Near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) was involved in a $10 million drug bust in Caribbean waters recently. The U.S. Coast…

VI Free Press November 29, 2020

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Dominican Cocaine Dealer From New York Takes Ferry From BVI To St. John 5 Months After Being Deported

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican Republic national got two years in prison after he was deported from New York in 2019 for selling cocaine and returned to the United States…

VI Free Press November 27, 2020

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U.S. Coast Guard Intercepts 2 Illegal Voyages Off The Coast Of Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted two illegal voyages Sunday off the coast of Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard 7th District said this week. Puerto Rican Border Patrol…

VI Free Press November 25, 2020