Ex-premier of Turks and Caicos arrested in Brazil

By Washington Examiner

Published December 7, 2012 7:07pm ET

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Ex-premier of Turks and Caicos arrested in Brazil — FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2003 file photo, Michael Misick addresses the crowd in Providenciales, after being sworn in as the Chief Minister Turks and Caicos Islands. The former jet-setting premier was arrested Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, by Interpol in Brazil after having disappeared a couple years ago, authorities said. The British government had obtained the warrant from Interpol in March, saying authorities wanted to question Misick as they investigated allegations of rampant corruption in the territory. (AP Photo/Courtney Robinson, File) | COURTNEY ROBINSON

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos (AP) — The former jet-setting premier of the Turks and Caicos islands was arrested Friday in Brazil after having disappeared a couple years ago, authorities said.

Michael Misick was detained at the Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro on an international warrant issued by Interpol, said Neil Smith, the island’s governor’s spokesman.

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