Showing posts with label Turks and Caicos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Turks and Caicos. Show all posts

Friday, May 24, 2024

Brecheen responds as first of 5 Americans sentenced, released from Turks and Caicos


Congressman Brecheen Responds to Turks & Caicos Sentencing of Bryan Hagerich: “A Step Towards Common Sense Prevailed”

Washington, D.C. (May 24th) – Congressman Josh Brecheen issued the following statement after the sentencing of Pennsylvania’s Bryan Hagerich—one of five Americans being detained by the Turks and Caicos government for inadvertently having ammunition in their luggage. 

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Brecheen returns from bipartisan trip to Turks and Caicos, pushes for release of 5 detained Americans

Congressman Josh Brecheen Returns from Bipartisan CODEL to Turks and Caicos, Pushes for Release of Five Detained Americans

Washington, D.C. (May 21st) – On Monday evening, Congressman Josh Brecheen (R-OK) returned from a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation (CODEL) to Turks and Caicos (TCI) where the members met with TCI government officials to discuss the five Americans being detained on the islands for inadvertently having ammunition in their luggage. If convicted, the Americans could each face a twelve-year minimum prison sentence. 

Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) led the CODEL and also in attendance was Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Reps. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), and Bob Good (R-VA).