U.S. Attorney’s Office Virgin Islands – Page 2

Feds Say Paul ‘Bogus’ Girard Heads Up Organized Crime in Territory … Is Indicted

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Paul "Bogus" Girard and ten members of his criminal organization on St. Croix were indicted Thursday under the provisions of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO)…

John McCarthy January 19, 2019

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Federal and Local Law Enforcement Present At Project Safe Neighborhoods

KANSAS CITY -- Three seasoned Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) officers and U.S Attorney Gretchen C.F.Shappert represented the territory at last week’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) National Conference in Missouri.…

John McCarthy December 10, 2018

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‘CRACK’DOWN! U.S. Atty’s Office and Post Office Says You Can’t Use U.S. Mail For Drugs

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – After 15 years of indifference, the U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Attorney's Office says you can no longer mail drugs through the U.S. postal system --…

John McCarthy October 31, 2018

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U.S. Attorney’s Office Says You Can Contact Them If You See Voter Fraud In Elections

CHARLOTTE AMALIE - United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said today that Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Alphonso Andrews will lead the efforts of her Office in connection with the Justice…

John McCarthy October 30, 2018

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Drug Queenpin Nilda Morton Thumbs Nose At Feds, Gets Three More Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – An Anguilla native who agreed to cooperate with prosecutors to get a lighter sentence -- refused to testify again in court -- and was promptly given an…

John McCarthy October 10, 2018

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DEA and U.S. Attorney’s Office Sponsor Rx Takeback Day on October 27

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, A.J. Collazo and U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said that an upcoming prescription take-back event is scheduled for…

John McCarthy October 10, 2018

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U.S. Virgin Islands Ranked 7th In The World For Homicides in 2016, PBS News Hour Says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- “Reducing violent crime and enhancing public safety are primary goals of the U.S. Attorney’s Office here in the Virgin Islands”, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said today.…

John McCarthy October 1, 2018

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2nd Meeting of Project Safe Neighborhoods To Take Place at Contant Knolls Thursday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE --U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said that she and other federal law enforcement and members of the District’s Project Safe Neighborhoods Task Force…

John McCarthy June 18, 2018

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Tortola Native Admits To Cocaine Conspiracy After Being Stopped With 39 Bricks of Coke

GUILTY PLEA: Khadin Fahie of Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A British Virgin Islands native admitted in federal court to a…

John McCarthy June 14, 2018

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U.S. Attorney’s Office Says It Will Participate in Town Hall Meeting At Kirwan Terrace

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said today that she and federal law enforcement partners, plus members of the District’s Project Safe…

John McCarthy June 12, 2018