CHRISTIANSTED — Attorney General Denise George said tonight that the Virgin Islands Department of Justice (VIDOJ) arrested a St. Croix resident who misrepresented himself as a licensed contractor to perform work repairs to a someone’s home. V.I. Department of Justice Special Agent Gisselle Quinones conducted a fraud investigation and executed a warrant for the arrest […]
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Epstein’s Estate Blames U.S. Virgin Islands AG For Lack of Payouts To Sex Abuse Victims
NEW YORK — A lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein’s estate on Tuesday blamed the attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands for its inability to begin payouts to victims of the late financier’s sexual abuse. At a hearing in federal court in Manhattan, the lawyer Bennet Moskowitz said Virgin Islands Attorney General Denise George’s lawsuit and […]
AG: Bryan, De Jongh Not Likely To Be Caught Up In Epstein Criminal Enterprise Net
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands opened up a new and explosive front in the battle over Jeffery Epstein’s $600 million estate last week when it included one of the sex offender’s companies, Southern Trust, as a co-defendant in the case. With that late amendment, the attorney general’s office seemed to be painting a […]
Glynn Man Who Groped 9-Year-Old Girl As She Petted Dog Faces 15 Years In Prison
CHRISTIANSTED — Attorney General Denise George announced that a St. Croix Superior Court jury found Kenson Barley guilty of first-degree unlawful sexual contact stemming from his sexual assault of a nine-year-old girl in St. Croix. Barley, 45, of Estate Glynn, now faces up to 15 years in prison. Virgin Islands Department of Justice prosecutors, Assistant […]
AG Denise George Sues Estate of Jeffrey Epstein For Luring Underage Girls To ‘Sex Trap’ On Little St. James
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Jeffrey Epstein’s estate was sued today by the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice which claimed that the late convicted sex offender raped and trafficked in dozens of young women and girls on a private island he owned in the territory. Attorney General for the U.S. Virgin Islands Denise N. George filed […]
V.I. Department Of Justice Adopts Two Families For Christmas 2019
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Staff of the Virgin Islands Department of Justice demonstrated the spirit of giving this holiday season by donating to the less fortunate in our community. Virgin Islands Attorney General Denise George said she is pleased to announce that the Department has adopted two families for the holiday in conjunction with two victim […]
Augustus ‘Gus’ Martin Pleads Innocent In Superior Court Today: VIDOJ
CHRISTIANSTED — Attorney General Denise George announced that Augustus Abraham “Gus” Martin was arraigned today in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands on the formal criminal charges filed by the Attorney General against him in the death of Jeremie Ed St. Rose on November 10. In the early morning hours today, members of the […]
3 St. Thomas Hospital Executives Found Guilty On All 44 Corruption Charges
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — St. Thomas jurors took less than a day to find three former Schneider Hospital executives guilty of 44 criminal charges, including racketeering and embezzlement of more than $3 million. In the long-awaited retrial of Rodney Miller, Sr., Amos Carty, Jr. and Peter Najawicz were found guilty of all counts in a Superior […]
DOJ: Christopher and Daniel Plead Not Guilty In Brutal Murder of 4-Year-Old Aaron
KINGSHILL — Attorney General Denise George announced that Kyle Christopher and Delicia Daniel were arraigned Wednesday in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands on the formal criminal charges in the death of four-year old Aaron Benjamin. The Criminal Information, which is the formal charging document filed by the Attorney General for prosecution of the […]
Two Men And Two Women Charged With Attempted Murder In Bar Shooting
KINGSHILL — Two men and two women are charged with attempted murder in the Cool Out Bar shooting in July, authorities said today. Ana M. Magras, Melanie Adames, Jamarie K. Grigg, and Flavel Magras were arraigned today in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands on formal criminal charges of first-degree attempted murder and related […]