U.S. Attorney Ronald Sharpe

GONE HOLLYWOOD! U.S. Attorney’s Office Sponsors Movie Night For The Disabled In St. Thomas
U.S. Attorney Ronald “Happy-Go-Lucky” Sharpe CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Department of Justice is sponsoring a free movie night for people with disabilities — five days before Christmas in St. Thomas, according to U.S. Attorney Ronald Sharpe. “The purpose of this event is to celebrate and promote the remediation work

Tolomah Foy of St. Thomas Faces Five Years In Prison For Allegedly Trying To Sell About One Ounce of Crack Cocaine
CRACK DEALER? Tolomah Foy is accused of selling about one ounce of cocaine near a local high school. CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A 23-year-old St. Thomas man appeared in federal court on Monday to answer charges that he is a crack cocaine dealer. Tolomah Foy made his initial appearance before U.S.

Two Atlanta Women Get A Slap On The Wrist From Federal Judge For Smuggling 32 Pounds Of Pot Into Rock City
NOELLE BISHOPEL: FOUR MONTHS IN PRISON FOR 21 POUNDS OF POT IN HER LUGGAGE CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Two Atlanta women were sentenced to prison to two to four months for their roles in an attempted marijuana smuggling operation between Georgia and the territory, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Mapp Bodyguard Takes The Fall For Attempting To Deliver Nearly 50 Pounds of Cocaine To The U.S. Mainland From Rock City
MAPP’S BODYGUARD: Neal Chesterfield CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A “dignity” bodyguard for Gov. Kenneth E. Mapp based on St. Thomas has admitted in federal court to trying to deliver nearly 50 pounds of high-grade cocaine to the U.S. mainland, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. On Thursday, Neal A. Chesterfield,

Two Virgin Islanders, Including Aracelis ‘Fluff,’ and One Philly Native Indicted For String of Jewelry Store Robberies In St. Thomas
INDICTED: Raheem “Caesar” Miller of Philadelphia CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A federal grand jury has returned indictments against two Virgin Islanders and one Pennsylvania native in connection with a string of jewelry store robberies in St. Thomas in 2015. The United States grand jury returned a 10-count indictment on Thursday against

Two Rock City Men, Acio Richards and N’kel Morton, Face Drug Trafficking Charges In Federal Court
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Two St. Thomas men had their first day in federal court to answer charges related to drug trafficking. Acio Richards, 26, and N’kel Morton, 22, made their initial appearance at the Ron de Lugo Federal Building on November 17 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller on separate

Whim’s Daniel Carino Found Guilty of Christmastime Shooting of Man At Concordia Dumpsite
TRIED 2 MURDER @ XMAS: Daniel Carino CHRISTIANSTED — A 34-year-old St. Croix grinch has been found guilty of attempted murder after shooting another man multiple times at a Concordia garbage bin site a week before Christmas, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. A federal jury found Daniel Carino

U.S. Attorney’s Office Says It Will Be Vigilant About Election Fraud In The Territory This Season
ELECTION DAY PROGRAM: U.S. Attorney Ronald Sharpe CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Attorney Ronald Sharpe said today that Assistant U.S. Attorney Alphonso Andrews will lead the efforts of his office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2016 general elections. AUSA Andrews has

St. Croix’s Robert Brown Gets 5.25 Years In Prison For His Part In Chow Mein Noodles Marijuana Smuggling Operation
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Three people — one from St. Croix and one from St. Thomas — were each sentenced in federal court for their part in a marijuana smuggling operation between Los Angeles and here. On October 6, 2016, U.S. District Court Judge Curtis Gomez sentenced two men and one

Dominican National Convicted of Smuggling Nearly 13 Pounds Of Cocaine Into St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A 44-year-old native of the Dominican Republic was convicted in federal court of trying to smuggle 12.78 pounds of cocaine into St. Thomas After a one-day trial, on October 4, 2016, a federal jury on St. Thomas found Tomas Liriano Castillo guilty of Conspiracy to Possess a