Category: U.S. Department of Justice

Dominican Republic Native Gets Two Years In Prison For Shooting His Gun On Main Street St. Thomas

[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of the Dominican Republic was given two years in prison today by a federal judge for firing off his gun in a crowded downtown area of St. Thomas. Cristian Lopez-Moncion, 36, of Santo Domingo, was sentenced today for possession of a firearm by an illegal […]

St. Croix Postal Worker Stephen Bernier Gets Three Years In Prison For Mailing 308 Pounds of Marijuana

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A former St. Croix postal worker was given three years in prison by a federal judge on St. Thomas today for mailing at least 308 pounds of marijuana. Stephen Bernier, 53, of St. Croix, was sentenced for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute marijuana, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said. […]

U.S. CUSTOMS: Texas Woman Had 20 Pounds of Marijuana and $40K in Carry-On Bags

[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] FREDERIKSTED — A Dallas woman is free on bond today after federal authorities said she had at least 20 pounds of marijuana in her carry-on luggage. Kieantia Thomas-Okeke of Texas traveled from Dallas to Miami before taking an American Airlines flight to Henry Rohlsen Airport on Monday. A federal agent […]

Fire Rages At Anguilla Landfill Near Henry Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix This Morning

[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] FREDERIKSTED — St. Croix’s Anguilla landfill was on fire again this morning. St. Croix Sen. Novelle Francis Jr., a former St. Croix police chief, weighed in on the “active fire” on Facebook. “I was just advised that the Anguilla landfill is experiencing an active fire,” Francis said. “The Virgin Islands […]

Puerto Rico Authorities Say They Are Powerless To Curb Onslaught of Murders in 2018

‘OUT THE BOX’: Forensic worker moves a body at a San Juan crime scene in January, Puerto Rico’s deadliest month in recent years. SAN JUAN — Just a half hour from the charming cobblestone streets of Old San Juan loom the boxy World War II-era public housing projects, now home to thousands of residents trapped in a post-Hurricane […]

Compliance Check On Registered Sex Offender’s House in Mt. Pellier Reveals Mini Marijuana ‘Grow House’

[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] FREDERIKSTED — An official visit to a registered sex offender led police to a cache of at least 600 marijuana plants were found in the man’s Mt. Pellier house. Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) detectives from the Economic Crime Unit, agents from the V.I. Justice Department Investigation Division and several […]

Texas Fugitive Spencer Wayne Allen Faces 40 Years In Prison For Firebombing Federal Buildings In St. Thomas

GUILTY! SPENCER WAYNE ALLEN, 26, OF TEXAS CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A former Texas fugitive has admitted setting fires that destroyed a military recruiting office and damaged two other federal properties in St. Thomas. Spencer Wayne Allen, 26, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to one count of arson and two counts of malicious damage and destruction […]

FBI Charges British Engineer With Murder After Wife Disappears At Sea Between Cuba and Florida

[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] MIAMI — A British engineer has been charged by the FBI with murdering his wife after she disappeared at sea as they cruised around the Bahamas on a belated honeymoon. Lewis Bennett, 41, who holds dual British and Australian citizenship and is originally from Poole, Dorset, was accused of second-degree murder […]

Two St. Thomas Men Face Ten Years In Prison For Allegedly Being Convicted Felons With Guns

CHARLOTTE AMALIE –– Two St. Thomas men appeared in federal court today to hear charges that they were convicted felons illegally in possession of guns. Rehelio Trant, 39, and Gamba Potter, 32, each of St. Thomas, made their initial appearances before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller after being charged in an indictment with possession of […]

FEDERAL INDICTMENT: Dominican Man Fraudulently Claims To Have Lost 200 Items In Mail Worth $47K

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Dominican Republic native appeared in federal court in St. Thomas today to answer charges that he made fraudulent claims that he lost hundreds of items in the mail. Shaquin Brodie, 20, a former resident of St. John, appeared for arraignment before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller after being arrested in Columbus, […]