BVI’s Ashan Westcott Admits To Being Illegal Alien With A Gun In St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A native of the British Virgin Islands admitted in federal court to being an illegal alien with a gun in St. Thomas. Ashan Randolph Westcott, 28, of…
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St. Croix’s Dequan Forde Admits To Smuggling 20 Pounds of Marijuana From MIA To STX
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man admitted in federal court on Thursday that he smuggled nearly 20 pounds of marijuana from Miami to Frederiksted last year. Dequan Forde, 21, pled…
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WAPA Admits Employee Was Duped By Simplistic Phishing Email Costing It $2.17 Million
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority admitted that one of its employees was fooled by an Internet phishing scheme that cost the quasi-government authority more than…
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SENATOR GITTENS: WAPA Failed To Notify VIFS About ‘Major Diesel Fuel Oil Spill’
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Senator Kenneth Gittens took Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority officials to task Wednesday for failing to notify the appropriate local authorities and nearby residents of a…
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Puerto Rico Man Charged With Contract Fraud Related To Courthouse, Coast Guard
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Reinaldo Cruz Taura, president of Puerto Rico-based RCT Mechanical Engineering, was charged with providing kickbacks for federal government work in St. Croix and Puerto Rico, authorities said.…
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Former FEMA Employee Charged with Stealing Government Property
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands said today that Duane Woods, Jr. has been indicted for receiving stolen government property and…
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Barber Who Ordered 21 iPhones On Another’s Cell Phone Charged With Importing Stolen Goods
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The U.S. Attorney's Office in St. Thomas said today that Raphi Joseph has been arrested on a complaint charging him with transportation of stolen goods, U.S. Attorney…
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‘Drug Kingpin’ Who Sold Out People Under Him Receives Reduced Sentence From Feds
CHRISTIANSTED — A "drug kingpin" who played ball with the feds in order to entrap the underlings in his crack cocaine operation received a reduced sentence in federal court on…
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St. Croix Crack Cocaine Dealers Get Slap On Wrist From Visiting Federal Judge
CHRISTIANSTED – Two St. Croix men were handed relatively light sentences of two years and one year in prison by a visiting federal judge after being convicted of charges related…
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St. Croix’s Joel Rivera Admits Role In Pistol Whipping And Home Invasion-Car Jacking of Former Catholic Priest
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.…