Lacking jurisdiction, retail theft charges dismissed

The federal court today dismissed both counts of alleged retail theft filed against Caroline Beliles for lack of jurisdiction. In a release from Beliles' attorney, Cynthia Ecube, states, "Within the past two years this is the first time that the U.S. Attorney's Office has ever charged a federal case applying Guam's local retail theft law."

June 22, 2010Updated: June 22, 2010

By KUAM News