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Jenifer O’Neal brings 4 challenges to federal corruption convictions
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Former Office of Management and Budget Director Jenifer O’Neal has placed four challenges to her federal corruption convictions before the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, asking the appellate court to vacate her convictions and direct an acquittal or new trial, or alternatively return the case to District Court for resentencing.
2 T&T men convicted of firearm offences ordered deported from VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two nationals of Trinidad and Tobago who were convicted of firearm-related offences have been ordered deported from the Virgin Islands by Governor Daniel Pruce.
CBP detains VI man for allegedly smuggling Indian family to Culebra
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A British national from Tortola is facing a federal alien-smuggling charge after US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said a vessel carrying a family of three Indian nationals travelled from St Thomas toward Culebra, Puerto Rico, where the passengers were detained after reaching shore.
USVI: Federal judge dismisses $5M lawsuit over coast guard detention
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- A federal judge has dismissed a $5 million lawsuit brought by Jerome Nibbs over the 36 days he spent detained aboard U.S. Coast Guard cutters after a suspected cocaine-smuggling vessel was intercepted near St. Thomas in June 2022.
'I’m not going to lie & say there’s no market [for drugs] here'- Richard Ullger
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The Acting Interim Commissioner of Police, Richard Ullger, has said the Virgin Islands (VI) can be considered a transit point for human trafficking and drug trafficking because of its location in the Eastern Caribbean.
USVI: Couple found dead in possible murder-suicide
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, St Croix, USVI- A husband and wife were found dead Saturday night, September 12, 2026, inside a residence in Estate St John, Christiansted, in an incident that the [US] VI Police Department says preliminary findings indicate may be a homicide-suicide.
Attorneys focus on undercover agent's credibility in Andrew A. Fahie's appeal
MIAMI, Florida, USA- Attorneys for former Virgin Islands (VI) Premier Andrew A. Fahie focused on courtroom statements about the credibility of one undercover agent in the cocaine smuggling operation.
Mentally ill man reportedly attacks & injures elderly woman
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A landlord on Tortola is calling on the government to intervene after a young man suspected of severe mental illness allegedly attacked two of her tenants, leaving a senior citizen hospitalised with stitches, but remains free in the community despite reports of prior assaults.
Mobile CCTV deployed to secure perimeter of HM Prison- RVIPF
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- A new mobile CCTV unit is now guarding the perimeter of HM Prison in Balsam Ghut, part of a joint push by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and His Majesty’s Prison Service to deter unlawful activity and stop contraband from reaching the facility.
Teen charged for murder 'points to critical rupture in social fabric'- ACoP Ullger
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Acting Interim Commissioner of Police (ACoP), Richard Ullger, has said the recent developments in the murder investigation of airport fire officer Eric Alexis Albert bring him and the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) no satisfaction, as the individual charged is a child.
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