 Dominican stowaways get nasty surprise in Alabama |
| Ten stowaways from the Dominican Republic got a nasty surprise when the barge they were hidden on docked at a port in Alabama since they were wearing only summer clothes despite the cold snap. All were hospitalized with hypothermia and once they all recover they will be deported........ |
| Read more | 15 Jan 2011 |
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| Dominican authorities after 1,000 convicts who fled Haiti’s crumbled jails |
| Police Criminal Intelligence estimates that more than 1,000 Haitian fugitivies are in the country, convicted mostly of murder, aggravated assault and kidnapping of Haitian businesspersons, dignitaries and volunteer foreigners, whose governments have paid numerous ransoms for their release...... |
| Read more | 15 Jan 2011 |
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| Dominican Republic Mayor Murders Friend after Arguing Over a Merengue Song |
| Both men were drinking and a row sparked over a popular song. The Mayor of “Los Rios” in the Dominican Republic shot and killed the man Director of Community Development after a heated argument........ |
| Read more | 14 Jan 2011 |
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| Americans targeted in online drug extortion scam involving Dom Rep |
| Some people who have purchased drugs from online pharmacies are now finding themselves victims of extortion, warns the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. The extortion demanded have ranged from $100 to $250,000. They are told to wire the money to a designated location, usually in the Dominican Republic...... |
| Read more | 06 Feb 2011 |
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| Dominican Republic baseball scout accused of fraud |
| Police officers arrested on Tuesday well-known Major League Baseball scout Victor Antonio Baez Garcia on charges of fraud and document forgery of Dominican Republic prospects for Major League Baseball....... |
| Read more | 02 Feb 2011 |
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| Dominican arrested in U.S. Virgin Islands with cocaine worth $6 million |
| St. Croix police officers stopped a Dominican national Sunday while he drove in the town of Christiansted and seized 228 kilograms (502 pounds) of cocaine. Authorities say the drugs had an approximate street value of more than $6 million....... |
| Read more | 14 Jan 2011 |
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| Illegal from Dominican Republic Arrested After Traffic Accident in US |
| Pedro Mendoza-Contreras, a citizen of the Dominican Republic is held in custody for driving without a valid driver's license and involved in a traffic accident. He was also charged with a violation to Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326, which prohibits the re-entry of a previously removed alien....... |
| Read more | 14 Jan 2011 |
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| American defense lawyer dies suddenly in Dom Rep - Yet another murder? (Update 2) |
| Perman Glenn III, a local criminal defense lawyer best known for leading the charge in alleged police brutality cases, died suddenly while vacationing in the Dominican Republic. Local sources who spoke on condition of anonymity said they believed Glenn may have been injured in an accident at his hotel in the Sosua region. Update 2 - For those who believe the hotel manager's update then Perman cut himself on the glass door in his Cabarete hotel room and died..... |
| Read more | 15 Feb 2011 |
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| US Embassy: Crime continues to be a problem throughout the Dominican Republic |
| The following warning is issued by US gov: There are continuing reports of thefts that target Americans as they leave the airport in a taxi. U.S. Embassy received reports of Americans and others who were victims of vehicular-armed robberies and The American Embassy calls attention to certain criminal techniques that have surprised Americans and other victims...... |
| Read more | 03 Jan 2011 |
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| Trip to Caribbean is 'no vacation' for students |
| Traveling to poverty-stricken villages in the Dominican Republic changed the way 19-year-old Mary Griesbach looks at the world. “It changed my view of what it means to be here and be a very well-off American,” she said. “It makes me look at what’s important in a different way.”...... However she forgot to visit Casa de Campo to see that there are plenty of of money in the Dominican Republic. The only problem is that the rich people don't like to share them but prefere others to bring aid and fix their social problems...... |
| Read more | 01 Jan 2011 |
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| Dominicans need to respect the law urgently, lawmaker says |
| National District deputy Minou Tavárez Mirabal said Monday that Dominicans urgently need to build a law abiding culture becaus elegislation has been passed for years knowing full well it won’t be respected..... Its a mentality problem because crimes from Dominicans and their gangs are growing in both USA and Europe..... |
| Read more | 03 Jan 2011 |
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| Dominican Republic’s top tourist region also takes forged deeds crown |
| Although suspected for years, Higuey, Altagracia province (Punta Cana-Bavaro), has been ominously crowned the country’s top region in forged deeds of property for the last three years, with 104 cases..... powerful people involved! |
| Read more | 28 Dec 2010 |
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| U.S. State Department Travel Warning Issued for Dominican Republic |
| Regrettably we can expect an increase in criminal activity, including at the resorts, on crowded public streets, within the shopping centers, and at supermarkets. Shop with friends or relatives: There is safety in numbers...... |
| Read more | 27 Dec 2010 |
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| Infected Canadian vacationers win class-action suit after staying at RIU Puerto Plata |
| "There were planeloads of people coming back with this stuff. They couldn't get to the washroom fast enough. I heard that from the stewardesses. It was bad. It was really bad." Finally after 5 years the $2.25 million settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit against the company MyTravel Canada Holidays Inc after travelers got sick at RIU hotels in Puerto Plata......... |
| Read more | 27 Dec 2010 |
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| Canadian court approves settlement in class action lawsuit against Skyservice Airlines |
| Skyservice has already paid out $300,000 to passengers aboard a flight that had a hard landing in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The airline has agreed to set up an initial settlement fund of $600,000, and will pay for all bodily injuries that resulted from the landing...... |
| Read more | 26 Dec 2010 |
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| Dominican man pleads guilty in US to fatal staged crash |
| Hario Gomez, who currently serves a 5 years sentence for drugs, participated in a staged car crash that took the life of a 65-year-old grandmother has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter....... |
| Read more | 26 Dec 2010 |
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| Bust of Dominican Rep., Puerto Rico, Venezuela ring, nets 310Ks of cocaine |
| DNCD and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents from Puerto Rico took part in the operation "Huracán". The ringleader Ricardo Torres is on the loose, but associates was arrested in his villa in Casa de Campo....... |
| Read more | 26 Dec 2010 |
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| Dominican who removed fingerprints pleads guilty in US |
| A Dominican man authorities say removed his own fingerprints in an effort to hide his identity has pleaded guilty to re-entering the U.S. illegally following his deportation to DR. He paid USD 5000 to get back into USA from Mexico...... |
| Read more | 26 Dec 2010 |
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| Debt Settlement Companies Are Still Skirting New FTC Rules |
| Seems the new FTC rules haven’t stopped them from charging huge upfront fees as many has moved offshore. Dominican Republic is used for telemarketing to the US and could be the next place from where these scam artists can continue their illegal activities....... |
| Read more | 27 Dec 2010 |
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| Drug suspect wanted in NY nabbed in Dominican Rep.(Update 2) |
| Yubel Enrique Mendez was arrested this week while driving a luxury vehicle on the outskirts of the Dominican capital. Yubel Enrique Méndez (Oreganito), has assets worth more than RD$5.0 billion (US$135 million) presumable made from illegal activities. Update 2 - The U.S. seeks Dominican fugitive’s US$135M in properties seized..... |
| Read more | 26 Dec 2010 |
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| Dominican capital again called a “sewage time bomb” |
| Environment minister Jaime David Fernandez yesterday called the weaknesses in the handling of waste and treatment of water a “tangible threat” situation which is of major concern amid the increase of cholera cases in the country....... |
| Read more | 21 Dec 2010 |
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| Couple, Grandson Brutally Murdered in Dominican Republic |
| "Welcome to the DR" - A couple and their grandson were found dead Monday inside a home in the northern Dominican town of Bonao, police said. Julian Manuel Nuñez, wife Elena Pelagio and their 8-year-old grandson, Juan Manuel Nuñez, all had their throats slit....... |
| Read more | 21 Dec 2010 |
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