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My buddy was on a cruise last week Tampa to Cozumel.
During the open water section of the trip(day 2, I believe)a cruise line employee spotted some stuff in their room that looked alot like Marijuana(which it was/is).
Now everything I am about to relate has been second hand and third hand.
Right now my buddy is sitting in jail with no roof, no food and no TP - apparently his wife and her brother are still there taking meals to him as much as they can.
No one on this side knows what to do, she the wife has already contacted the US Embassy and all they told her was to contact a list of lawyers that they gave her, and that is not going so well.
There has been talk of buying the judge/prosecuting atty off for a cool 4K. Now here is where it gets crazy - the 4K was wired through Western Union and of course the 4K never got there. But the Dallas office is checking on a "glitch" and they think they will be able to locate the 4K.
Here is my deal, if we send this money to the Judge/atty for a buy off who is to say that they will not take the money and run? I think the whole thing is sketchy to say the least.
According to the wife there has been some talk as to what longitude/latitude the ship was at during the crime ie: to establish jurisdiction. Now this bit info has to come from the ship the same people who are pressing charges. Kinda of a catch 22.
I would call Charlie Crist's office if I had definite information on the jurisdiction since he is the Atty General for Florida, but since I don't know the jurisdiction for sure and today is the election Crist is out.
I have Googled this situation and it seems like my buddy is screwed unless the 4K bribe will work.
THIS IS FOR REAL NOT a JOKE.
Please any help/concrete information on this situation would be most appreciated.
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