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07-03-2008, 11:07 AM #1
Fishing boat captain convicted in fatal smuggling
Fishing boat captain convicted in fatal smuggling
Jul. 3, 2008 06:32 AM
Associated Press
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A federal jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, found a Bahamian fishing boat captain guilty of second-degree murder in the drowning of three illegal immigrants he was trying to smuggle into the United States.
Rickey Thompson was convicted Wednesday on a total of 30 counts, including importing drugs and smuggling humans - mostly from Jamaica and Haiti.
Investigators believe he and another man forced the victims from their boat at gunpoint.
Thompson faces a maximum sentence of life in prison and $37 million in fines. His sentencing has not been scheduled.
Authorities caught Thompson and his first mate shortly after a December 2006 trip.
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