CHRISTIANSTED — An eighth woman has pleaded guilty in an all-female, multi-level tax fraud scheme hatched in the territory, authorities said. Joanne Benjamin, 41, from the Virgin Islands pled guilty in federal court on March…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Guyanese man who illegally re-entered the United States as an aggravated felon in St. Thomas was sentenced to time served and a second deportation proceeding, authorities said. Warren Michael Whyte, of…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who was part of a duo that put a bullet in a security guard’s leg after he interfered with their botched bank robbery attempt got 12 years behind…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican Republic native who came back to the United States after being previously deported was given one year in prison, authorities said. Eilin Castillo Montano of Santo Domingo was sentenced after…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Attorney General Denise George today denounced the V.I. Consortium’s online portal for falsely reporting that the owner and proprietor of ABC Concepts, Inc. is her brother. The article detailed claims of the…
Since March 2020, cruise arrivals in the U.S. Virgin Islands plummeted with adverse economic consequences for the local economy. From January to November 2020, cruise arrivals totaled 440,398 whereas for the same period in 2019,…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Montana native wanted in the deadly U.S. Capitol Riots on January 6 hid out briefly in St. Thomas before eventually absconding to Africa, federal authorities said. Isaac Steve Sturgeon, 32, of…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are looking for a St. Thomas man as a “person of interest” in a fatal shooting that took place in a Charlotte Amalie East housing project last night, authorities said. Akimo…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A routine background check on a homeless woman arrested in St. Thomas for “another incident” revealed that she was a wanted fugitive from justice in Florida, authorities said. Vennessa Blanco, 31, of…
FREDERIKSTED — Buzzed driving could cost you a pot of gold come St. Patrick’s Day. But the message is — to drive safe — so you can stay safe. VIPD Police Commissioner Trevor Velinor and…