CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix man admitted to his role in a pistol-whipping home invasion of a former priest and his wife that ended in a car jacking. Joel G. Rivera, 33, pled guilty in U.S. District Court today to one count of using a firearm during a violent crime and one count of carjacking, […]
Tag: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
FBI Arrests Relatives of Former VIPD ‘Crime Prevention’ Officer After Guns And Drug Offenses On St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two St. Thomas brothers appeared in federal court for a detention hearing today after they were arrested on illegal drug and guns charges. Thomas A. Olive, II, and his brother, Thorne A. Olive saw U.S. District Court Judge Curtis Gomez for a preliminary detention hearing after their arrest by the FBI for […]
Bodies of Missing New York Couple Believed Recovered In Dominican Republic … May Have Crashed Car
SAMANA — Two Americans’ last scheduled night in the Dominican Republic, the couple shared a final drink in town with their new Canadian friends. Then Orlando Moore and Portia Ravenelle said goodbye, packed their bags and climbed into their rental car for the long, dark drive to the airport. Their plane was scheduled to depart […]
St. Croix’s Daniel Carino Who Shot Man In Front Of His Son At Garbage Dump Gets 30 Years In Prison
CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix man was given 30 years in prison by a federal judge today for attempted murder and gun crimes, authorities said. Daniel Carino, 37, of Estate Whim, was sentenced to ten years of incarceration for possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and to a consecutive sentence of twenty […]
Ranger American Security Guard Charged In Popular Bank Burglary Before Irma
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas security guard is accused of using his specialized knowledge of a St. John’s bank’s internal operations to steal at least $70,000 from an ATM just before Hurricane Irma hit in 2017. Clement Bougouneau, 51, of St. Thomas, made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller on Monday, […]
St. Thomas’ Rudy Cook Faces 10 Years In Prison For Making Bomb Threats … Yet Again
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas man who served federal prison time in 2012 for making bomb threats is facing a possible 10-year prison sentence after making similar threats against The Ritz-Carlton, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court. Rudy Cook, 50, was charged in a criminal information on January 7 with nine counts […]
BVI EXPORTING THUGS! Gun-Toting Tortola Man Wilding On St. Thomas Until Motorcycle Crashed
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — An illegal alien from Tortola was driving a motorcycle around St. Thomas carrying a loaded Glock 23, ammo and drugs. Authorities didn’t know that until Ashan Randolph Westcott crashed his motorbike into a passing vehicle on Turpentine Run Road at 2:44 p.m. on March 2, U.S. District Court records indicate. After Westcott […]
Wanted Louisiana Fugitive Brandel Berry Captured Within Nine Days By VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — Members of the VIPD’s Criminal Investigation Bureau on St. Croix conducted a joint assignment with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a search for wanted fugitive Brandel Lynard Berry. Berry was wanted in connection to a robbery that occurred in Louisiana on January 11. After the robbery, Berry absconded to St. Croix where he was […]
FBI Money Laundering Probe of Venezuela Funds Includes U.S. Virgin Islands
SAN JUAN — The FBI said its raid of a Puerto Rico bank on Wednesday is part of a larger money laundering investigation that includes the U.S. Virgin Islands. “The United States is waging a war against money laundering,” FBI spokesman Luis Rivera-Santana said. “Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are battlefields in this […]
FBI Agents Raid Puerto Rico Bank Amid Venezuela Sanction Probe
SAN JUAN — FBI agents have raided a bank in Puerto Rico amid allegations over violations of U.S. sanctions imposed on those who do business with Venezuela’s government. FBI spokesman Luis Rivera-Santana said that agents today had a search warrant to identify funds that might be linked to entities or individuals on the sanction list. […]