Crime
Cuba turns over U.S. fugitive who fled to island
Cuba turns over U.S. fugitive who fled to island
Shawn Wegmann of Indiana fled to Cuba on Oct. 31, the U.S. Marshals Service said
Wegmann, allegedly an enforcer for a motorcycle gang, was wanted on firearms charges
He’s the first fugitive returned from Cuba to the U.S. since diplomatic relations began in July
BY JAY WEAVER
[email protected]
An Indiana man… Continue reading
Cayman Islands fraudsters may have moved $450 million to Cuba
Cayman Islands fraudsters may have moved $450 million to Cuba
Published on December 7, 2015
By Kenneth Rijock
MIAMI, USA — The first civil suit has been filed by one of the victims
against the Cayman “Gang of Four”, Sharon Lexa Lamb and Dundee Merchant
Bank, where Lamb was the senior vice president and director. One source,
who is familiar… Continue reading
Teenage Gangs Assault And Rob Residents Of Havana Neighborhoods
Teenage Gangs Assault And Rob Residents Of Havana Neighborhoods / Diario
de Cuba, Jorge Enrique Rodriguez
Posted on November 24, 2015
Diario de Cuba, Jorge Enrique Rodriguez, Havana, 24 November 2015 — Two
teenage gangs disturb the public peace on the streets of the Havana
municipality of Cerro, while the police remain passive. Known as Los
Apululus and Los Atormentados,… Continue reading
N.J. State Police honor slain trooper, call for escaped killer’s return from Cuba
N.J. State Police honor slain trooper, call for escaped killer’s return
from Cuba
By S.P. Sullivan | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on November 18, 2015 at 6:10 PM, updated November 19, 2015 at 12:06 AM
EAST BRUNSWICK — As officials dedicated a monument Wednesday to
Trooper Werner Foerster, not far from where he was slain in a 1973
shootout,… Continue reading
Man steals boat in Keys and lands in Cuba
Cops: Man steals boat in Keys and lands in Cuba
Suspect will be repatrated to face charges
KeysInfoNet
In a reverse of which direction boat traffic usually travels in the
Florida Straits, a man stole a vessel from the Keys and headed to, and
landed in, Cuba, authorities say.
Unlike Cuban migrants who make it to the Keys, Shawn Michael… Continue reading
Stolen boats turning up in Cuba, Mexico
Stolen boats turning up in Cuba, Mexico
By: Kimberly Kuizon, FOX 13 News
UPDATED:OCT 30 2015 05:02PM EDT
LONGBOAT KEY (FOX 13) – Something big was missing from the backyard of
Nancy Guernsey’s in-laws: Their 30-foot boat was gone.What do you think?
“I came over to check to see if the boat was here and it wasn’t,” she
said. “He… Continue reading
Officials Arrested For Stealing Chemical Used To Fight Dengue Fever
Officials Arrested For Stealing Chemical Used To Fight Dengue Fever /
14ymedio, Fernando Donate Ochoa
Posted on October 14, 2015
14ymedio, Fernando Donate Ochoa, Holguin, 14 October 2015 — Several
directors and heads of health districts in Holguin have been arrested
for their links with the illegal sale of permethrin, a chemical used
to fumigate against the Aedes aegypti mosquito,… Continue reading
N.J. cop killer Chesimard living as a ‘ghost’ in Havana
Kelly: N.J. cop killer Chesimard living as a ‘ghost’ in Havana
LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2015, 7:22 AM
BY MIKE KELLY
HAVANA — More than three decades after she broke out of a New Jersey
prison and fled to Cuba with a promise of political asylum from Fidel
Castro, Joanne Chesimard finds herself ensnared in a captivity of an… Continue reading
Suspected bomber Morales keeps low profile in Cuba
Suspected bomber Morales keeps low profile in Cuba
LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2015, 1:22 AM
BY MIKE KELLY
suspected mastermind of a Manhattan bombing that killed a Fair Lawn
man four decades ago now lives on the third floor of an apartment
building, not far from this city’s Plaza de la Revolución, the epicenter
of Cuban politics.
But like… Continue reading
11,000 Stolen Uniforms Are In The Black Market
11,000 Stolen Uniforms Are In The Black Market / 14ymedio, Rosa Lopez
Posted on August 29, 2015
14ymedio, Rosa Lopez, Havana, 28 August 2015 — Every summer national
television calls on us to save electricity, reports the high
temperatures and disseminates statements by officials of the Ministry of
Education in which they assure us that school uniforms are
guaranteed. However,… Continue reading
3 US Fugitives That Cuba Has Granted Political Asylum
3 US Fugitives That Cuba Has Granted Political Asylum
By Zach Ewell | Friday, 28 Aug 2015 02:27 PM
While the U.S. and Cuba are now entering a new age of friendship, a
large number of American fugitives continue to live in Cuba claiming
political asylum.
According to Fox News, there are about 70 escaped U.S. fugitives
currently living in… Continue reading
Million-dollar Robbery at the Cienfuegos Refinery
Million-dollar Robbery at the Cienfuegos Refinery / Juan Juan Almeida
Posted on August 25, 2015
Juan Juan Almeida, 24 August 2015 — More than 500 barrels of fuel
disappear daily from the terminals or storage tanks of the Camilo
Cienfuegos refinery, located in the province of Cienfuegos on the
south-central part of the island.
The theft, in addition to being… Continue reading
Cuba thaw could bring answers to mystery of fugitive financier
Cuba thaw could bring answers to mystery of fugitive financier
By Perry ChiaramontePublished August 17, 2015 FoxNews.com
Restored relations between the U.S. and Cuba could help investigators
find hundreds of millions of dollars embezzled more than 40 years ago by
a high-flying fugitive, but they acknowledge it is more likely Robert
Vesco took his secrets to the grave.
Vesco was… Continue reading
American harbored by Cuba fears winds of change
American harbored by Cuba fears winds of change
HAVANA, Cuba — As Fidel Castro’s communist revolution fades into the
history books this week, one former American radical is still fighting
here in Havana.
“I still consider myself to be a revolutionary,” he said.
Charlie Hill is a black nationalist accused of murder and hijacking. He
has eluded U.S. authorities for… Continue reading
GOP senator presses officials on Cubans facing deportations
GOP senator presses officials on Cubans facing deportations
By Jordain Carney
Sen. Chuck Grassley is pressing the administration for information on
Cuban nationals in the U.S., suggesting the administration failed to get
Havana’s cooperation on repatriation during recent talks.
The Iowa Republican in a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry and
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the recent… Continue reading
Congressman calls for extradition of alleged murderer Charlie Hill from Cuba
Congressman calls for extradition of alleged murderer Charlie Hill from Cuba
By Candace Hopkins
Published: July 30, 2015, 7:23 pm
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)- He’s accused of killing a New Mexico State Police
Officer, then hijacking a plane from the Sunport and fleeing to Cuba.
Now a California lawmaker, with personal ties to the incident, wants
Charlie Hill back in the U.S.… Continue reading
New Mexico police want 1971 fugitive returned from Cuba
New Mexico police want 1971 fugitive returned from Cuba
Originally published July 23, 2015 at 9:35 pm
By RUSSELL CONTRERAS
The Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico State Police chief said Thursday
he would personally pay for a return ticket for a fugitive living in
Cuba who is wanted in the killing of a state police officer… Continue reading
Cubans facing deportation await changes in US-Cuba relations
Cubans facing deportation await changes in US-Cuba relations
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL and CURT ANDERSON
MIAMI (AP) — With the United States and Cuba inching closer to fully
restoring diplomatic ties, including re-opening embassies for the first
time in 54 years, the future is murky for tens of thousands of Cuban
immigrants who have been ordered by immigration authorities to… Continue reading
Cuba Reports Rise In Drug, Firearms Trafficking In Early 2015
Cuba Reports Rise In Drug, Firearms Trafficking In Early 2015
HAVANA, June 26 (BERNAMA-NNN- XINHUA) — Officials from Cuba’s border
control agency on Thursday reported 29 attempts to introduce drugs to
the island during the first half of 2015, an increase compared with the
same period last year.
At the end of May, about 51 kilograms of narcotics were seized… Continue reading
U.S. frees hundreds of Cuban criminals because Havana won’t take them back
U.S. frees hundreds of Cuban criminals because Havana won’t take them back
Hundreds with ‘Zadvydas cases’ refused by their home countries
Washington Times
By Stephen Dinan – The Washington Times – Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Hundreds of Cuban criminals are released onto the streets of the U.S.
every year because that nation won’t take them back — even though the… Continue reading
They Murdered My Son in the Streets of Camaguey
They Murdered My Son in the Streets of Camaguey / 14ymedio, Pedro
Armando Junco
Posted on May 26, 2015
14ymedio, Pedro Armando Junco, Camaguey, 22 May 2015 – Pedro Armando
Junco Torres, alias “Mandy,” 28 years of age, was stabbed to death in
Camaguey in the early morning of Saturday, May 16, a day before the
beginning of the rock… Continue reading
Trifulca sangrienta en Holguín
[04-05-2015 21:48:54]
Raúl Lázaro Fonseca Díaz
Periodista Independiente
(www.miscelaneasdecuba.net).- Holguín. El activista de la UNPACU Dexter Pérez Rodríguez reporta desde Holguín una trifulca callejera donde salió lesionado gravemente un policía.
El sábado 18 Yunier Yoandry Roche jefe Sector dela Policía Nacional Revolucionaria del reparto Alcides Tino, Ciudad Holguín recibió una puñalada al… Continue reading
