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December 16th, 2019
Former USVI hospital CEO sentenced to 10 years

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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A Superior Court judge in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) on Friday, December 13, 2019 sentenced former Schneider Regional Medical Center CEO Rodney Miller to 10 years in prison for his role in defrauding the hospital of millions of dollars a decade ago.

April 12th, 2017
USVI businessman admits to stealing over $1M from Moneygram

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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- A US Virgin Islands (USVI) businessman who operated a franchise under MoneyGram Payment Systems Inc has admitted to embezzling more than $1.4 million from the company, USVI Department of Justice Public Media Officer Corliss Smithen announced on April 11, 2017.

January 12th, 2017
Fmr USVI Senate candidate imprisoned for embezzlement

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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas USVI — US Virgin Islands (USVI) Superior Court Judge Denise Francois has sentenced 2012 Senate candidate Riise Richards to a one-year prison term for embezzling public funds when she worked as the director of the Planning and Research Division in the Virgin Islands Police Department, the VI Department of Justice announced this morning, January 12, 2017.

November 25th, 2016
2 former USVI Gov’t workers arrested on embezzlement charges

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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — Two former government employees at the Department of Health Community Health Clinic in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) have been advised of their rights on multiple embezzlement-related charges.

October 7th, 2016
Former USVI Senator Wayne A. G. James out on $100,000 bond

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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Federal Judge Ruth Miller on Wednesday October 5, 2016 issued an order releasing Wayne A. G. James, who was indicted on October 1, 2015 on two counts of wire fraud and one count of federal programme embezzlement and is facing multiple years imprisonment, to the custody of his sister Grete James Garcia, and her husband Kwame Garcia.

August 26th, 2016
Disgraced former USVI senator Wayne James in federal custody

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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — Arriving in the US Virgin Islands from New York Thursday afternoon, August 25, 2016 after being extradited from Italy to face fraud and embezzlement charges, disgraced former senator Wayne James appeared before US Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller for his advise-of-rights hearing.

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