CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal Grand Jury returned a seven-count Bill of Indictment against Alejo Ocasio Venerio, 31, of Puerto Rico, and Franklyn Grullon Jorge,
Read moreCoast Guard Takes 4 Dominicans, 9 Haitians Back To Hispaniola After Voyages To Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard repatriated four Dominicans and nine Haitians to the Dominican Republic between Monday and Wednesday, following the interdiction of an illegal
Read moreMan Who Led Feds On Wild Boat Chase Around St. Croix Gets 6 Months Home Detention
CHRISTIANSTED — A man who led federal authorities on a high-speed boat chase around St. Croix after a shooting at Buck Island has been given
Read moreDominican National Tries To Enter USA By Using A False Name At CEK Airport
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A citizen of the Dominican Republic was arrested on criminal charges Friday at the Cyril E. King Airport because he gave false
Read moreNLRB, Local Government Settle Divi Carina Bay Casino Union Lawsuit
CHRISTIANSTED — The National Labor Relations Board has settled a lawsuit against the Virgin Islands government and the Casino Control Commission, resolving a dispute over
Read moreWHAT’S THE HOLDUP? Plaskett, Payne Weigh In On U.S. Attorney Confirmation Delay
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Senator-at-Large Steven Payne Jr. said Monday that he’d written a letter to U.S. Senator Tom Cotton “expressing outrage that partisan
Read moreU.S. Attorney’s Office Notes National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Prevention Month
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month (TDVAPM), a time to raise
Read moreGreasy Spoon Owner Who Stole $383,397 In PPP Funds Gets 2.75 Years … She Only Has $10K Left
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The owner of a small restaurant, who conspired with unnamed people in Florida to fraudulently get a loan of nearly $400,000 under
Read moreDominican Drug Lord ‘Papin’ Extradited From Sint Maarten To Face Charges In Puerto Rico
PHILIPSBURG — Dominican drug lord Justo Germán “Papín” Rosario was extradited from Sint Maarten to the United States to face drug trafficking charges filed in
Read moreDominican Who Kept Venezuelan Women As Sex Slaves In St. Thomas ‘Dungeon’ Gets 6.5 Years
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal judge ordered a Dominican woman to sit in prison for six and 1/2 years and pay nearly $1 million in
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