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 ...…
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40 Haitian gang leaders, cops and officials charged in 2018 massacre
PORT-AU-PRINCE — In a country where gang-orchestrated killings have become all too common, it was the worst massacre in more than a decade: Dozens of people killed in a 24-hour period…
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2 brazen bank robbers face charges in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — Special Agent in Charge Joseph González, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Juan Field Office, announced the arrests of Orlando Tirado-Santiago (Tirado-Santiago) and Alex Manzano-Colón (Manzano-Colón).…
BVI drug kingpin gets 10 years in prison
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The reputed leader of BVI's drug cartel got 10 years hard time from a judge. Ruben Reyes-Barel, 37, of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced to 120 months…
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Former St. Croix Chamber of Commerce President charged with ‘misusing’ $500K in COVID relief funds
CHRISTIANSTED — Prosecutors allege that the co-owners of St. Croix-based Island Services Group used emergency federal financial assistance meant to help American businesses impacted by COVID-19 for personal enrichment, according…
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Former career US diplomat to admit working for decades as a Cuban intelligence agent
MIAMI (AP) — A former career U.S. diplomat told a federal judge Thursday he will plead guilty to charges of working for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba,…
Key points of AP report into missed red flags surrounding accused US diplomat-turned-Cuban spy
MIAMI (AP) — Friends and colleagues of Manuel Rocha knew him for an aristocratic, almost regal, bearing that was fitting for an Ivy League-educated career U.S. diplomat who held top…
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Meta keeps booting small-business owners for being hacked on Facebook
MENLO PARK — Sheela Lalani is one of many small-business owners who depend on social platforms to generate extra holiday revenue. Her Instagram shop with unique, artisan-made children’s clothing—adorably modeled…
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Ohio Man Arrested For Wire Fraud, Identity Theft For Scrap Copper Scheme In St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — An Ohio man was arrested Monday on wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges in connection to a scrap copper salvage scheme in St. Croix. Mitch G. Stevenson,…
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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…