Category: Virgin Islands
Two Nicaraguan Narcotic Smugglers Apprehended off the Coast of Columbia, in the Pacific Ocean Charged with Possessing More Than 3500 pounds of Marijuana on Vessel | USAO-VI
St. Croix, USVI – Jonny Cadena Osorio and Morlin Moises Jaenstchke Calero, both of Nicaragua were charged with Conspiracy to Possess and Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to…
St. Thomas Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing over $300,000 from His Father, Moving Money Through Different Bank Accounts | USAO-VI
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced today that Lenroy Ravalier, Jr. pleaded guilty to bank fraud. According…
St. Croix Man Sentenced to 24 months for Attempted Coercion and Enticement for Illegal Sexual Activity | USAO-VI
St. Croix, USVI – The United States Attorney, Gretchen C.F. Shappert, announced today that on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, Chief Judge Wilma Lewis sentenced Rashead Gerard, 24, of St. Croix,…
VIPD Crime Prevention Bureau, Project Safe Neighborhoods, and Community Leaders Invite Everyone to Support the Garden Street Community on St. Thomas With a Walk Through the Neighborhood on Friday, April 9th at 6:30 p.m. | USAO-VI
St. Thomas, USVI- United States Attorney, Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that members of the Virgin Islands Police Department Crime Prevention Bureau, the U.S. Virgin Islands Project Safe Neighborhood…
Former Airport Employee Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison on Drug Charge | USAO-VI
St. Croix, USVI – Lamech Matthew, age 28, of St. Croix, was sentenced in the St. Croix District Court on April 1, 2021, after pleading previously guilty to one count…
Fifth St. Croix Woman Sentenced to Federal Incarceration, Ordered to Pay Restitution in Multi-Defendant Tax Fraud Scheme | USAO-VI
St. Croix, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Sheba Young, age 44, from St. Croix, was sentenced yesterday in federal court to ten months of…
St. Croix Couple Arrested for Firearms Trafficking Involving over 100 Illegally Manufactured Firearms Sold Throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands | USAO-VI
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced today that Somalie Bruce, age 35, and Jeanorah Williams, age 26, of…
Guyanese National Sentenced to Time Served For Illegal Re-Entry into the United States | USAO-VI
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney, Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced today that Warren Michael Whyte, a citizen of Guyana, was sentenced after…
Dominican Republic National Sentenced to Prison After Illegally Re-entering The United States Following the Commission of a Firearm Offense | USAO-VI
St. Thomas, USVI- United States Attorney, Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced today that Eilin Castillo Montano of the Dominican Republic was sentenced after previously…
St. Thomas Man Sentenced to Twelve Years in Federal Prison in Connection with Bank Robbery and Shooting | USAO-VI
St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced today that Melik Petersen was sentenced to 12 years in prison for…
