CHRISTIANSTED – A Puerto Rican drug dealer was sentenced to 5.66 years in prison for trying to bring 191 pounds of cocaine to St. Croix. U.S. District Court Judge Wilma A. Lewis, on October 29, 2018, sentenced Jesus Burgos-Montanez, 31, of Puerto Rico, to 68 months in prison for conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent […]
Category: U.S. Department of Justice
‘CRACK’DOWN! U.S. Atty’s Office and Post Office Says You Can’t Use U.S. Mail For Drugs
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – After 15 years of indifference, the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Attorney’s Office says you can no longer mail drugs through the U.S. postal system — if you do, they will prosecute you! U.S. Postal Inspection Service Inspector in Charge James Buthorn and U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced a new […]
U.S. Attorney’s Office Says You Can Contact Them If You See Voter Fraud In Elections
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said today that Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Alphonso Andrews will lead the efforts of her Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 6, 2018, general election. AUSA Andrews has been appointed to serve as the District Election Officer […]
St. Thomas’ Osvaldo Tavarez Admits In Federal Court To Sex With 13-Year-Old Girl
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas man admitted in federal court that he took a 13-year-old girl out his household to have sex with her. Osvaldo Tavarez, 48, of St. Thomas, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court before Judge Curtis Gomez, to one count of transporting a minor for illegal sexual activity, U.S. Attorney Gretchen […]
Seventh of Seven Venezuelans Admits To Bringing 357 Pounds of Marijuana To USVI
CHRISTIANSTED – The seventh of seven Venezuelans admitted in federal court that he helped bring 357 pounds of marijuana into the territory. Roman Jose Aguilera Gig, 39, of Venezuela, pled guilty on Friday in U.S. District Court to one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance on Board a Vessel, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert […]
Tortola Native and St. Thomian Get About Seven Years In Prison For 39 Bricks of Cocaine
TORTOLA NATIVE KHADIN FAHIE GOT MORE TIME IN PRISON THAN HIS ST. THOMAS COUNTERPART CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Tortola native got 7.17 years in prison and a St. Thomas native got 6.75 years in prison for introducing nearly 40 bricks of cocaine into the territory. Khadin Fahie, 23, of the British Virgin Islands, and Jesus […]
St. John’s Brice Todman Arrested Monday Allegedly Smuggling Four Illegals Into USVI
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. John man was charged Monday by federal authorities with trying to smuggle four illegal migrants into the territory. Brice Todman, 36, of St. John, was arrested Monday on a criminal complaint charging him with bringing aliens into the United States, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. Jose Alfredo Rondon Castro, 40 […]
U.S. Customs Intercepts Boat With Four Illegals Between St. John and Tortola
CRUZ BAY — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents intercepted Sunday a vessel with four aliens, navigating without lights crossing the border between Tortola and St. John. “AMO crews spend many hours patrolling the Caribbean region to discover smuggling ventures into U.S. territory,” said Johnny Morales, Director of Air and Marine Operations […]
Wanted For 2001 St. Thomas Murder, Reynarldo Rivera Jr. Captured By Georgia Police
ATLANTA — A St. Thomas man wanted in connection to a 2001 murder has been arrested in Jonesboro, Georgia and detained pending his extradition to the territory. Reynarldo Rivera Jr. — whose name is also given as “Reynaldo” in some official documents — was arrested Friday morning by Clayton County Sheriff’s deputies and U.S. Marshals. Rivera […]
64 INDICTED: U.S.P.S. Has Been Delivering Illegal Drugs In PR and USVI Since 2010
SAN JUAN — Authorities dismantled a transnational drug trafficking organization that used the U.S. Postal Service to purchase and traffic drug shipments to and from Puerto Rico, highlighting how vulnerabilities in mailing services can help facilitate criminal activities. Agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) arrested several […]