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Hospital Ground Man Who Hid Loaded Glock In Baby’s Diaper Bag Charged In Jewelry Store Robbery

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Hospital Ground man who hid a loaded Glock 17 in a baby's diaper bag has been charged with federal illegal gun crimes in connection to an…

VI Free Press December 17, 2020

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Finnish Fashion Mogul Arrested In Canada Over U.S. Sex Trafficking Allegations

WINNIPEG — Finnish-Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is in official custody after being charged with sex trafficking. Court records show the 79-year-old Nygard was arrested under the Extradition Act, in connection…

VI Free Press December 15, 2020

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Shotgun-Wielding Armed Jewelry Store Robber Appears In Federal Court To Hear Charges Against Him

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The St. Thomas man who allegedly brandished a shotgun during a jewelry robbery by three men in September made his first appearance in federal court, authorities said.…

VI Free Press December 14, 2020

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8-Member Bureau Of Prisons Team Hired For Execution Of Lisa Rene’s Killer, Test Positive For COVID-19

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana — Eight members of the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) execution team and a religious advisor have tested positive for the coronavirus after participating in the November…

VI Free Press December 13, 2020

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U.S. Executes Louisiana Truck Driver Who Killed His Own Daughter, Age 2

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana — The Trump administration continued its unprecedented series of post-election federal executions Friday by putting to death a Louisiana truck driver who severely abused his 2-year-old daughter…

VI Free Press December 13, 2020

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Family: Black Man Shot By Police Deputy Held A Sandwich, Not A Gun

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Civil rights and FBI investigators will help look into the fatal shooting by an Ohio sheriff’s deputy of a Black man whose family says that he was…

VI Free Press December 12, 2020

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2nd St. Thomas Man Charged In Gems And Gold Corner Jewelry Store Robbery

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A second St. Thomas man was arrested Friday and charged in connection to a shotgun robbery of Gems and Gold Corner on September 19 — but one other wanted suspect…

VI Free Press December 12, 2020

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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