[ad name=”HTML-84″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix man who engaged in a shootout at a Sunny Isle Gas Station in 2016 was given 23 years in prison by a federal judge. U.S. District Court Judge Wilma Lewis on Friday sentenced Nathaniel Thomas, Jr. to eight years imprisonment for possession of a firearm […]
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St. Croix’s Josue Navarro Faces 20 Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Cyber Crime
CHRISTIANSTED – A federal sting operation on St. Croix has netted two sexual predators on the Big Island. Josue Navarro, 36, of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, pleaded guilty on Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Cannon, Jr., to attempted coercion and enticement for illegal sexual activity, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. According to the […]
Hispaniola Natives Get A Least Three Years In Prison For 2.2 Pound Cocaine Conspiracy
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of the Dominican Republic and a native of Haiti were given at least three years in prison on Thursday for their roles in a conspiracy to sell 2.2 pounds of cocaine here. Tommy Ramirez, 29, of the Dominican Republic, and Ramon Clavel, 55 of Haiti, were sentenced for their roles […]
BVIslander Gets Three Years, St. Thomian Gets 4.25 Years After 2.2 Pound Cocaine Conspiracy Convictions
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A British Virgin Islands man was given three years in prison and a St. Thomas man was given more than four years in prison for their convictions in a conspiracy involving 2.2 pounds of cocaine. Dexter Harley, 32, of Tortola, and Jose Squiabro, 44, of St. Thomas, were sentenced for their roles […]
MAGISTRATE: Former St. John Resident Will Serve No Prison Time For USPS Postal Fraud
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A former St. John resident was not given any prison time by a federal magistrate for making hundreds of false damage claims to the United States Postal Service. Shaquan Brodie, 21, formerly of St. John, was sentenced Wednesday on an information that charged him with making fraudulent […]
Five of Seven Venezuelan Natives on Vessel Have Now Pleaded Guilty To Marijuana Smuggling
CHRISTIANSTED – Two Venezuelan natives admitted in federal court to their respective roles in bringing 357 pounds of marijuana to the region. Felix Gomez, 38, and Rosauro Morao, 43, each pled guilty on Wednesday in U.S. District Court to one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance on Board a Vessel, United States Attorney Gretchen […]
St. Croix’s Lynell Hughes Faces Ten Years In Prison For Being Convicted of Tax Fraud
CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix woman admitted in federal court on Friday that she got at least $62,000 by a fraudulent tax scheme. Lynell Hughes, 35, pled guilty on August 17, 2018, in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to defraud the United States, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. According to the plea agreement filed […]
UNCOMMON CRIMINAL? Former St. Croix Senator Wayne James Guilty of Government Corruption!
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – After a two-day trial and one day of deliberation a federal jury found former St. Croix Senator Wayne James guilty of official government corruption charges. James, 56, formerly of the Virgin Islands Legislature, was found guilty of wire fraud and theft of federal program funds, United States Attorney Gretchen Shappert announced today. […]
Two More Venezuelan Nationals Plead Guilty To Marijuana Smuggling … Face 40 Years In Prison
CHRISTIANSTED – Two more Venezuelan nationals admitted in federal court today that they tried to smuggle at least 357 pounds of marijuana into the region. Jesus Garcia, 35, and Jhoan Gomez, 28, each pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of possession of a controlled substance on board a vessel, United States Attorney […]
Venezuelan National Admits To Trying To Smuggle 357 Pounds of Marijuana in Region
U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER DONALD HORSLEY (FILE PHOTO) CHRISTIANSTED – A Venezuelan native admitted in federal court today to trying to smuggle about 357 pounds of marijuana into the region. Juan Rodriguez, 26, of Venezuela, pled guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of possession of a controlled substance on board a vessel, U.S. […]