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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A St Andrew man arrested and charged in 2023 for breaches of the Firearms Act has been sentenced to life imprisonment. He received...
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Jamaican man sentenced for defrauding American woman of US$181,000 in sweepstakes scheme
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SOUTH DAKOTA, United States (CMC)—A Jamaican man was sentenced on Tuesday to more than five years in prison followed by three years of supervised rele...
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Bahamas judge sentences deacon to 20 years for molesting 10-y-o girl
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NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — A Bahamas High Court judge has sentenced a 59-year-old deacon to 20 years in jail after he was found guilty of molesting a 10-...
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP)-A South African court sentenced seven Chinese nationals to 20 years in prison Wednesday for forcing more than 90 Mala...
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Rapper Sean Kingston has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison after being found guilty of wire fraud alongside his mother, Janic...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man who pleaded guilty to unlawfully intercepting the free passage of another person was sentenced to 40 hours of community serv...
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Mexican cartel gunmen sentenced to 141 years in prison
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Nigerian sentenced for involvement in romance scam in Guyana
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC)– A Nigerian man has been sentenced to six years in prison following his conviction for orchestrating a series of romance and ...
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