PORT-AU-PRINCE — The United States is becoming increasingly involved in the investigation of Haitian President Jovenel Moise’s murder, with key suspects facing the prospect of trial in U.S. courts, as a probe by the Caribbean nation’s authorities stalls. Congress last week ordered the U.S. State Department to produce a report about the July 7 assassination, […]
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Machuchal Man Who Carjacked And Robbed St. Croix Couple Gets 13.6 Years
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who carjacked and robbed a couple at gunpoint on the north shore got 13.6 years in prison from a federal judge, authorities said. Chriss Cepeda, 25, of Estate Profit, appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Wilma A. Lewis and was sentenced January 20, 2022 on the federal charges of […]
Jamaica Detains Ex-Senator, Key Suspect in Killing of Haitian President
KINGSTON — A former Haitian lawmaker who is a suspect in the assassination of the country’s president has been arrested in Jamaica, Jamaican authorities said Saturday. Ex-senator Jean Joel Joseph, wanted in the July 7, 2021, killing of president Jovenel Moise, was arrested Friday evening, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said in a statement. The […]
GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS! Jury Finds Barnes Bilked USVI Government of $600,000
CHRISTIANSTED — Jurors in U.S. District Court in Golden Rock found a St. Croix woman guilty on all counts after deliberating for about five hours Thursday. Stephanie Barnes, 62,, was convicted of three federal and local criminal charges following a three-week trial, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. Barnes was convicted of conspiring with former […]
Guaynabo Mayor Arrested By FBI After Video Emerges Of Him Accepting Bribes
GUAYNABO —The Federal Bureau of Investigation executed two new arrest warrants, including the mayor of Guaynabo, Ángel Pérez, this morning, authorities confirmed. Felix Delgado-Montalvo, 40, pleaded guilty last to engaging in a bribery scheme in which he received cash payments in exchange for awarding Puerto Rico municipal contracts to an unnamed company. The FBI spokeswoman in […]
St. Croix Man Who Hid Drug Don In Clairmont Home Gets 3 Months In Prison
SALT RIVER — A St. Croix man who joined a family effort to hide an accused murderer from federal authorities admitted to the lesser included charge of lying to an FBI agent in order to receive a reduced sentence. Clintford Joseph Jr., 54, of St. Croix was sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Court Judge Wilma […]
Dominican Republic Man Faces Life In Prison After Shootout In Haulover Bay
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican Republic national who fired on federal agents with an assault rifle on a beach used for offloading large shipments of narcotics faces a possible life sentence after a guilty plea in federal court, authorities said. Rammer Guerrero Morales, of Santo Domingo, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller in U.S. […]
Masked Man Who Heisted Gems and Gold Corner Faces 20 Years In Prison: USAO
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Despite a guilty plea, a St. Thomas man faces 20 years in prison for knocking over a jewelry store near Drake’s Passage on the downtown waterfront, authorities said. Jamari S. Benjamin appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller in the U.S. District Court and entered a guilty plea to the charge of […]
St. Thomas Man Convicted Of Marijuana Possession Gets Time Served, But Loses Car
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man convicted of possession of marijuana got off easy — being sentenced to only time served — but the feds also said they’d confiscate his vehicle into the bargain. Tashawn T.A. Warner, 24, resident of St. Thomas, V.I., was sentenced to time served in prison for possession of marijuana, […]
FBI Offers $5,000 Reward For Kidnapper Who Killed 16-Year-Old Boy In Rio Piedras
SAN JUAN — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), reported this week that it will be offering a reward of $5,000 for information on the whereabouts of Geofley Jomar Pérez, one of the suspects for the kidnapping of three people in the restaurant El Hipopótamo in Rio Piedras, which culminated in the death of 16-year old, […]