U.S. expat Ann Patton to face fourth murder trial
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The Prosecutor's Office did not disclose a date for the new trial, which will be announced by a Criminal Court in Pérez Zeledón.
Costa Rican police arrest U.S. men suspected in $9 million scam
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The OIJ reported that U.S. officials filed extradition requests for all the suspects in order to take them to North Carolina.
Foreigner caught stealing hours after being detained for threatening neighbors with machete
Police said Andersson was caught in the act of stealing items from a grocery just hours after threatening neighbors with a machete.
Israeli investor accuses U.S. man of heading medical marijuana fraud
According to an official complaint filed March 8, an Israeli investor says Thomas Reeves took $25,000 from him after falsifying licenses and documents.
Accused serial killer ‘Wild Bill’ Holbert asks forgiveness for murders of U.S. expats
Accused serial killer William "Wild Bill" Holbert asked Panamanians to forgive him for his murders because, he said, he only killed expats, rather than citizens of Panama.
Former U.S. convict Dan Fowlie speaks out against being barred entry to Costa Rica again
The former 'King of Pavones' has been denied entry into Costa Rica again, complicating his quest to regain all the beachfront property that was once his in the idyllic hamlet in the country's southwest corner.
Locals in Manuel Antonio prevent robbery of U.S. tourist with citizen’s arrest
An attempted robbery on a U.S. tourist ended with townspeople of Manuel Antonio, Quepos surrounding the would-be thieves in a citizen's arrest.
Notorious crime family members indicted; alleged ties to Costa Rican sportsbook
Members from the famed Genovese crime family were arrested Thursday after being linked to a Costa Rican-based bookmaking operation.
Arrests made in case of murdered Dutch couple and laborer
OIJ officials say they've solved the January case of a Dutch couple and Nicaraguan laborer who were found brutally murdered on their Puntarenas farm.
Cuba Dave found guilty of promoting sex tourism, faces five more years in prison
Sex tourist David Strecker, aka Cuba Dave, was found guilty of violating one count of Costa Rica's Sex Tourism Law in a San José court Wednesday.
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