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USVI resident sentenced for failing to register as sex offender
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — Jeffrey Cole, 57, of St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI), was sentenced on Monday August 5, 2019 on his conviction for failing to register as a sex offender, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
Dominican sentenced for cocaine conspiracy in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI - Reynaldo Lerburds, 41, of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced today, December 14, 2018, in United States Virgin Islands (USVI) District Court before District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez for cocaine conspiracy, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert has announced.
10 years for Tortolain Ashley Warner in USVI cocaine case
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - Ashley Warner, 54, of Tortola, was sentenced today, December 6, 2018, in District Court before District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez, to conspiracy and possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, United States Attorney, Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
Illegal Dominican Native pleads guilty to possession of firearm in STT
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, VI- Lester Gabriel Charles, 35, pleaded guilty before District Judge Curtis V. Gomez to possession of a firearm by an illegal alien, United States Attorney Gretchen Shappert announced. Charles sentencing is scheduled for November 15, 2018.
USVI man gets 8 mths for burglarising post office
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez today, July 6, 2017 sentenced Selmo Watts, 34, of St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) to eight months in prison and three years of supervised release for burglarising a post office, Acting United States Attorney Joycelyn Hewlett announced.
St Croix woman guilty of extortion conspiracy against jewelry store
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- — A federal jury in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) on Thursday February 23, 2017 found Aracelis N. Ayala a/k/a “Gordita” a/k/a “Fluff,” 34, guilty of one count of Hobbs Act robbery, one count of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, and one count of robbery in the first degree, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.
3 USVI residents sentenced in money laundering conspiracy
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- On Monday December 19, 2016, District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez sentenced three defendants for a money laundering conspiracy that operated from Los Angeles, California to St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced today, December 20, 2016.