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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has suspended a female cop following reports of her arrest in the United States on charges of alleged wire fraud, mail fraud, and drug trafficking.
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Shelian Allen, 42, was arrested on February 4 by members of the Homeland Security Investigation team shortly after she arrived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. According to court documents, Allen has been accused of leading a lottery scamming organization that fleeced millions from unsuspecting victims. “A review of numerous accounts tied to this organization revealed a loss amount in excess of US$1.69 million from 17 victims across the country, including a Brown County victim,” the document stated. In a statement, the High Command of the Jamaica Constabulary Force said it will continue to collaborate with its international counterparts in this matter. With lottery scamming as one of the prominent criminal activities in Jamaica, more women
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Immigrant IDs to be Issued in Miami-Dade and Broward Miami-Dade County, home to many Caribbean nationals, will soon issue immigrant IDs to migrants living in the country illegally and others who do not have identification. The plan proposed by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava passed by a 7-2 vote last Tuesday. When she was a Miami-Dade commissioner, Levine Cava unsuccessfully proposed community IDs modeled on other North Carolina and Virginia municipalities. In 2021, a
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year after becoming mayor, she placed the item back on the agenda. Levine Cava and others who supported the proposal noted that immigrants struggle to access COVID-19 tests and vaccines because of the ID requirement. They also noted that the IDs will enable immigrants to use library resources, local recreation facilities, and storm shelters and provide them with the necessary identification to return to their homes after evacuating during hurricanes or fires. Other South Florida counties, namely continues on B4 – Immigrant IDs
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