CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was arrested today on an indictment charging him with two federal firearms offenses and three territorial firearms offenses, authorities said. Levi Registe, 26, made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller on the federal charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of […]
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions Appoints Gretchen Shappert U.S. Attorney for Virgin Islands … She Starts Tomorrow
REPLACES HEWLETT: Gretchen C.F. Shappert is the new acting U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Virgin Islands. [ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced the appointment of Gretchen C.F. Shappert as Interim United States Attorney pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546, which provides that “the Attorney General may appoint a […]
HIDTA St. Thomas Initiative Selected for National National Drug Interdiction Award
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A HIDTA initiative of the United States Attorney’s Office has been selected as the recipient of the Outstanding Investigative Effort Award by the National High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program. “Winning a National HIDTA Award is an impressive achievement,” Michael K. Gottlieb, the National HIDTA Director said in announcing the award. […]
U.S. Attorney’s Office Wants You To Be On The Lookout For Disaster Fraud in The Virgin Islands In The Wake Of Hurricanes Irma and Maria
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Acting United States Attorney Joycelyn Hewlett is urging Virgin Islands’ residents to be aware of, and report suspected fraudulent activity related to hurricane relief operations and federal funding for hurricane victims. In the wake of the destruction wrought by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, millions of dollars in federal aid and loans have […]
U.S. Attorney’s Office In The Virgin Islands Pays For Funding For Four Additional VIPD Officers In The Territory
FAT ‘N SHORT OR IT: The U.S. Virgin Islands also has the shortest and fattest cops per capita than any jurisdiction in the territory. Cops in the territory could not run down a heroin junkie on crack. [ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) will be able to hire four additional […]
IEKHS Grad Jamal Haynes Pleads Guilty To Federal Cocaine Distribution Charges And Faces Up To 40 Years In Prison
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – An Ivanna Eudora Kean High School graduate has pleaded guilty to cocaine distribution charges in the territory. Jamal Haynes, 39, of Phoenix, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Monday to two different conspiracies to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, Acting United States Attorney Joycelyn Hewlett said. U.S. District Court […]
Dominica Native Kenneth James Makes His Initial Appearance In Federal Court On Charges He Tried To Move 26 Pounds Of Cocaine In St. Thomas
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A native of Dominica was brought up on federal charges that he tried to sell at least 26 pounds of cocaine in the streets of the territory. Kenneth James, 51, of Roseau made his initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Cannon after being charged in a criminal complaint […]