theguardian.com reported Philippines charges US marine with murder in transgender killing
Pentagon press secretary said US military had was cooperating closely with local law enforcement on the case
Police in the Philippines filed murder charges on Wednesday against a US Marine over the death of a transgender Filipino he met in a bar outside the former US naval base of Subic Bay. The Philippine government also wants to take custody of Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton while he stands trial, said a senior Philippine official, who warned that the case could damage military ties between the allies. “Based on two witnesses’ testimonies, we believe we have a strong case against the US Marine,” said Pedrito delos Reyes, police chief of Olongapo City, where the body of Jeffrey Laude, 26, was found in a hotel room on Saturday. Read Article
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The Special Criminal Court in Riyadh sentenced 24 people, including an American, to prison terms of up to 27 years Wednesday for forming a terrorist cell and plotting to attack Saudi and Bahraini interests, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The defendants, sentenced to at least two years in prison, also include one Yemeni national, while […]
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Elmercurio.com reported that an American citizen was kidnapped in Vilcabamba Ecuador in Loja. The four assailants demanded a $400,000 ransom to secure her release. The kidnapping according to the prosecutor was conducted Tuesday August 12, in Viclabamba. Apparently the womans partner and a man helping with translations for the couple were not taken. The victim […]
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July 9th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) The claimants in the criminal fraud case against property developer Patrick Hundley of Daystar Properties include the property developers behind Croc’s Casino Resort in Jaco, a source close to Hundley tells Inside Costa Rica. According to the source, who prefers to remain unnamed but describes himself as a friend of Hundley, […]
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ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM reported….Partrick Minga admits he planned ‘sex tours’ with girls in Ecuador A former Florida resident admitted in Orlando federal court Wednesday that he operated a prostitution business in Ecuador and coordinated “tours” for Americans to have sex with girls. Federal agents in Central Florida began investigating Patrick Minga in August, when they spotted his […]
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An expatriate who stole an iPhone 5 in a bar was fined 5,000 yuan (US$827) and deported, Huangpu District People’s Court said. The 28-year-old expat was studying traditional Chinese medicine in the city. He stole the iPhone 5, worth 3,500 yuan, from a person he was just acquainted with in a bar on Huaihai Road. […]
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voanews.com reported that Diplomatic tension escalated between the United States and India Tuesday following last week’s arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York City. Indian authorities asked U.S. consular officers to return their identity cards, rescinded airport passes and removed concrete security barriers from in front of the U.S. embassy in New Delhi. Read […]
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cnbc.com reported that Eric Bartoli, the accused mastermind of a $65 million scam featured on “American Greed: The Fugitives,” has been apprehended by authorities in Lima, Peru, after 10 years on the run. The former securities broker is on the FBI’s most wanted list for his alleged involvement in a Ponzi scheme. Read Article
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A Woodbury family is fighting to get their son out of a prison in Abu Dhabi. He’s been living in Dubai for the last seven years working as a business consultant. But 29-year-old Shezanne Cassim was put in prison because the government didn’t like a parody video he posted on YouTube. His family says he […]
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According to ria.ru, police in Moscow have detained a suspected recruiter with the Islamist organization Hizb ut-Tahrir, the Interior Ministry said Thursday. Officials said the 25-year old man was from the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan and had previously been deported, but that he had obtained forged documents and returned to Russia. The ministry said […]
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