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FEMA Has $578,970 For USVI Organizations That Provided Food, Shelter During COVID
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FEMA Has $578,970 For USVI Organizations That Provided Food, Shelter During COVID

CHRISTIANSTED — Reimbursements of up to $578,970 are available for USVI organizations that have provided emergency food and/or shelter programs in the territory during the period of January 1, 2020,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 28, 2021
Puerto Rican Man Who Tried To Smuggle $1.1 Million Cash By Boat To The USVI Gets 3 Years In Prison
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Puerto Rican Man Who Tried To Smuggle $1.1 Million Cash By Boat To The USVI Gets 3 Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two Puerto Rican men who tried to smuggle at least $1 million cash into the territory by boat have been given sentences of three years and 2.5…
Posted by VI Free Press November 23, 2020
Police Find A ‘Large’ Package Of Cocaine On Halfpenny Beach, 2 Suspects Nearby Get Away: VIPD
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Police Find A ‘Large’ Package Of Cocaine On Halfpenny Beach, 2 Suspects Nearby Get Away: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — Police, acting on a tip, found a "large" package of cocaine on a South Shore St. Croix beach and two men near the contraband escaped from the area,…
Posted by VI Free Press November 11, 2020
3 St. Thomas Men Charged With Drug Trafficking After 15 Pounds Of Marijuana Found In Carry-On Bags
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3 St. Thomas Men Charged With Drug Trafficking After 15 Pounds Of Marijuana Found In Carry-On Bags

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three St. Thomas men appeared at a preliminary hearing in federal court today to hear charges that they tried to bring 15 pounds of marijuana to the…
Posted by VI Free Press November 5, 2020
Man Who Fled Customs Facility After Seeing His Backpack Go Through X-Ray Machine Gets 2.5 Years
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Man Who Fled Customs Facility After Seeing His Backpack Go Through X-Ray Machine Gets 2.5 Years

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A young St. Thomas man who fled the Red Hook U.S. Customs facility when he realized that his backpack with a gun in it was about to…
Posted by VI Free Press November 5, 2020
St. Thomas Man Who Mailed Cocaine Disguised As Candy Bars Gets 1.3 Years In Prison
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St. Thomas Man Who Mailed Cocaine Disguised As Candy Bars Gets 1.3 Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who tried to mail a pound of cocaine disguised as candy bars to the U.S. mainland last year got just over a year…
Posted by VI Free Press October 8, 2020
CPB-AMO Agents Capture 3 Puerto Rican Men With $1.1 Million In Cash On Boat
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CPB-AMO Agents Capture 3 Puerto Rican Men With $1.1 Million In Cash On Boat

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three Puerto Rican men were caught with at least six figures in cash on board a vessel off the coast of a St. Thomas beach last night,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 22, 2020
Two Men Nabbed By Border Patrol After $800,000 Thrown Off Boat Near Savana Island
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Two Men Nabbed By Border Patrol After $800,000 Thrown Off Boat Near Savana Island

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Federal money-laundering complaints have been filed against two men for attempting to smuggle approximately $800,000 into St. Thomas by boat, authorities said. Jose Ernesto Vazquez Colon and…
Posted by John McCarthy September 23, 2019
Former FEMA Employee Charged with Stealing Government Property
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Former FEMA Employee Charged with Stealing Government Property

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands said today that Duane Woods, Jr. has been indicted for receiving stolen government property and…
Posted by John McCarthy May 24, 2019
St. Croix Bartender Gets 1.5 Years In Prison For Bringing 10 Pounds of Marijuana On American Airlines Flight
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St. Croix Bartender Gets 1.5 Years In Prison For Bringing 10 Pounds of Marijuana On American Airlines Flight

CHRISTIANSTED – A well-known St. Croix bartender was given 1.5 years in prison Thursday by a federal judge for bringing about 10 pounds of marijuana on a commercial flight. Gibbs…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2019

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