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The FBI is investigating the death of a passenger aboard the Carnival Horizon, in what can be a "very complex" kind of case, former FBI special agent Nicole Parker told Fox News Digital.

Parker said that the Bureau typically assumes jurisdiction when potential crimes occur aboard cruise ships in international waters.

"The FBI has jurisdiction to handle cases when a crime occurs in international waters," Parker said. "It’s very complex — it falls under what’s called special maritime jurisdiction laws that mandate this. For example, if a cruise departs from Miami, that gives FBI Miami jurisdiction if it’s returning in or out of a U.S. cruise port. And if the alleged crime occurred in international waters, then that’s the F

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