CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Professional boxer John Jackson’s family members have offered up $541,600 worth of property as bond in an effort to persuade a federal judge to release him from jail as he awaits trial on charges that he allegedly secretly filmed himself raping an underage girl, U.S. District Court documents indicate. Jackson, 30, also […]
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Seven Venezuelans Get 1.75 Years In Prison And Ticket Home For Bringing 357 Pounds of Marijuana Here
CHRISTIANSTED – Seven Venezuelan men were given sentences of 1.75 years in prison for bringing 357 pounds of marijuana to the region. Felix Gomez, 38, Roman Jose Aguilera Gig, 39, Jesus Garcia, 35, Jhoan Gomez, 29, Rosauro Morao, 46, Manual Rodriguez, 52, and Juan Rodriguez, 26, all Venezuelan nationals were sentenced today for being convicted […]
Grand Jury Hands Down Indictment Against Ohio ‘Peeping Tom’ Who Failed To Register As A Sex Offender
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A federal Grand Jury handed down an indictment six days ago against a St. Thomas resident who failed to register as a sex offender here. Jeffrey Cole, 57, of Ohio was indicted by a federal Grand Jury on February 21, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. Cole appeared in court today before […]
‘Operation Crocodile’ Nets 75 People On Drug Charges … Dealers Fed Rivals To Pet Caimans
SAN JUAN — A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico has indicted 75 people accused of running a multi million dollar drug trafficking ring and of throwing bodies of victims to caimans. U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodriguez said today that the group had operated since 2006 and sold drugs including crack, cocaine, heroin and Xanax […]
Juli Campbell And Three Others Charged With Disaster Fraud and Identity Theft: USAO
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced today that charges have been unsealed against Juli Campbell and three others for fraud related to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Sheltering and Temporary Essential Power (STEP) Program. The STEP Program provides federal funds for essential repairs […]
St. Croix’s Josue Navarro Gets 2.5 Years In Prison For Trying To Solicit A Minor For Sex With Him
CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix man got 2.5 years in jail for using the Internet to try to seduce a minor into having sex with him. Josue Navarro, 37 of St. Croix, was sentenced on Friday for attempted coercion and enticement for illegal sexual activity, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. Chief U.S. District Court […]
Son of Boxing Legend Now Charged With Producing Child Pornography: USAO
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The hits keep coming for St. Thomas professional boxer John “Dah Rock” Jackson — now charged with producing child pornography on his cell phone. Jackson, 30, was charged with second-degree aggravated rape by the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) on February 6 The Charlotte Amalie native appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Judge […]
Haitian Who Fessed Up To Gun At Traffic Stop In St. Thomas Faces 10 Years In Prison
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Haitian national who was living in St. Thomas with an expired visa admitted in federal court that he had a gun on him at a traffic stop. Venel Touze, 26, of Port-au-Prince, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of being an alien in possession of a firearm, U.S. […]
Juan Luis Hospital Director Zakee Abdur Rasheed Faces One Year In Prison For Federal Fraud
CHRISTIANSTED – A California man admitted in federal court to documents fraud related to a 2012 Virgin Islands driver’s license application on St. Croix, authorities said. Zakee Abdur Rasheed, 47, of Los Angeles pleaded guilty on Tuesday to possession of an identification document with intent to defraud, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert and social media […]
Mexican Deported From Texas In 2017 Admits To Coming To St. Croix in 2018
CHRISTIANSTED – A Mexican national who was deported from the United States about a year ago admitted in federal court that he returned here illegally again in 2018. Manuel Alberto Fuentes-Acosta of Mexico City pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to re-entry of removed alien, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said today. Fuentes-Acosta made the […]