CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. John man and a native of the Dominican Republic admitted in federal court that they tried to smuggle illegal aliens into the territory, authorities said. Brice Todman, 36, of Cruz Bay, and Jose Alfredo Rondon Castro, 40, of the Santo Domingo, each pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge […]
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St. Thomas Man Faces Life In Prison For Trying To Move 50 Pounds of Cocaine To Atlanta
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas man who admitted in federal court that he tried to move 50 pounds of cocaine to Atlanta on a commercial flight faces a possible life sentence, authorities said. Shahime “Prettyboyswagg” Ludvig, Jr., 20, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Curtis Gomez to possession with the intent to […]
Jose Hodge Gets 20 Years In Prison For Caracas To St. Croix Cocaine Conspiracy
CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix man must serve 20 years in prison for being a “manager” in a Venezuela to Virgin Islands cocaine smuggling conspiracy. U.S. District Court Judge Wilma A. Lewis on Thursday sentenced Jose R. Hodge, 38, to 240 months in prison for conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, attempted possession […]
St. Croix’s Bruce ‘Bird’ McIntosh Gets Two Years In Prison For Selling Crack Cocaine
CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix man got just over two years in prison for selling less than an ounce of crack cocaine at Sunny Isle Shopping Center four years ago. Bruce “Bird” McIntosh, 55, of Christiansted, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Golden Rock on the charge of distribution of cocaine, U.S. Attorney […]
St. Croix’s Ajani ‘Jahno’ Plante Gets 15 Years In Prison For 2013 Jewelry Store Robbery
CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix man who admitted to an armed jewelry store robbery, gun-butting a jewelry store guard in the head and illegal gun charges over a two year period was given 15 years in prison by a federal judge. Visiting Judge Anne Thompson sentenced Ajani “Jahno” Plante, 28, to a total of 180 […]
Dominican Republic Native Gets 10 Years In Prison For Bringing 13 Pounds of Cocaine
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT IN NEW JERSEY CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Dominican Republic native was given 10 years in prison by a federal judge for bringing nearly 13 pounds of cocaine to the territory. U.S. District Court Judge Curtis Gomez re-sentenced Tomas Liriano Castillo, 44, to 121 months (10.0833 years) in […]
Man Who Brandished Gun, Duct Taped Employees In Jewelry Store Robbery Faces 40 Years In Prison
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas man who allegedly brandished a firearm during a jewelry store robbery and duct taped employees to threaten and intimidate them faces 40 years in prison if convicted and sentenced to the maximum. On November 1, 2018, a federal grand jury returned a six count superseding indictment against Wayne Bellille, […]
Armed Robber Paul ‘Bogus’ Girard Captured By Federal Agents ‘Without Incident’
CAPTURED! PAUL “BOGUS” GIRARD ON ST. CROIX “WITHOUT INCIDENT.” CHRISTIANSTED –Accused armed robber Paul Girard was apprehended early on Sunday morning on St. Croix by federal and local law enforcement officers. A team comprised of Deputy United States Marshals, DEA, FBI, ATF, and VIPD agents and officers located and arrested Girard without incident. Girard, who […]
Florida-Based Woman Admits She Lied About Construction Contracts On St. John
ADRIAN L. FOSTER OF MIAMI CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Florida woman admitted in federal court that she lied about construction contracts she was given in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Adrian L. Foster, 50, of Miami, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court before Judge Curtis Gomez, to one count of making a false […]
FBI Still Looking For Paul ‘Bogus’ Girard, Authorities Double Reward Money To $20,000
WANTED BY THE FBI, U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE, VIPD: PAUL “BOGUS” GIRARD, 30, OF ST. CROIX FREDERIKSTED — The FBI is still looking for accused armed robber Paul “Bogus” Girard. Virgin Islands Police Department spokesman Glen Dratte said today that the reward money it is offering for information leading to the arrest and capture of Girard is now $20,000. […]