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. […]
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St. Croix’s Wahilli Nasco James Gets 7.25 Years In Prison For Rock City Jewelry Store Heist
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Croix man was given 7.25 years in prison today by a federal judge for his role in a jewelry store heist on St. Thomas in January. Wahilli Nasco James, 23, got that sentence for his role in the armed robbery of the Gems and Gold Corner jewelry store, located on […]
Two St. Thomas Men Get At Least 13.3 Years In Prison For Wide-Ranging Cocaine Conspiracy
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Two St. Thomas men were given 14 and 13.3 years in prison respectively for their part in a conspiracy to ship drugs from the Virgin Islands to the U.S. mainland with the help of one of Gov. Kenneth Mapp’s bodyguards. Craig Richardson, 43, and Germaine Hall, 41, were sentenced today to 168 months and […]
FAKE BOMB FIASCO: ‘Pipe Bomb’ Was A Prop For A Christian Summer Camp War Game
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHRISTIANSTED — A bomb scare on St. Croix near the Sunny Isle Shopping Center Annex turned out to be a false alarm after police linked a suspicious object in the roadway to a war game of “Capture the Flag” played by a Christian youth group the night before. Police and […]
FEDS: St. Croix Man Sentenced To Time Served For Being Felon With A Gun
CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix man has been sentenced to time served for his role in a 2015 police chase and shooting. Maurice Doyle, 27, was given 19 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said today. U.S. District Court Judge Wilma Lewis sentenced to that […]
Three Men Get Seven Years In Prison Minimum For 2013 Jewelry Store Heist In St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Three men were sentenced for their roles in a jewelry store heist in St. Thomas in 2013. Ron Delano Kuntz, 44, of St. Thomas, and Shawn McIntosh, 25, and Keon Wilson, 23, of St. Croix, were sentenced today for their roles in the armed robbery of the Gems and Gold Corner jewelry […]
U.S. Atty’s Office and FBI To Host Upcoming ‘Interview and Interrogation’ Seminar
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – United States Attorney Gretchen Shappert and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Douglas A. Leff announced an upcoming Interview and Interrogation Seminar for federal and territorial law enforcement scheduled for July 30th and 31st on St. Thomas. FBI trainers from the Washington D.C. field office […]
Puerto Rico Mayor and Two Gov’t Officials Accused of Misusing $8M in HUD Funds
SAN JUAN — A mayor and two former government officials in Puerto Rico face public corruption charges in separate cases that involve a total of $8 million in federal and local funds, authorities said. The suspects are the mayor of the southwest town of Sabana Grande and the former directors of finance for the northern […]
CONFIRMED: VIPD Arrested Alla H. Salem In Connection With Flag Switching Incident
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) reported that an unidentified person removed nine flags from the entrance to Cyril E. King International Airport at about 7:18 a.m. Friday. Alla H. Salem, 29, allegedly replaced those flags with black flags featuring the word “Allah” and Arabic symbols, the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) said. […]
Investigators Want To Know Who Replaced VI and US Flags With Black ‘Allah’ Flags In St. Thomas
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — FBI investigators along with local police converged upon the entrance of the Cyril E. King International Airport this morning after a report came in that the United States, U.S. Virgin Islands and nine other flags that normally hang on a welcome monument at the beginning of the […]