News
Trini duo guilty of attempting to smuggle $$ out of VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Rachelle Emrith and Allan Birju pleaded guilty to having a sum of $67,538 which were found in their possession and allegedly obtained as proceeds of criminal conduct.
DR man pleads guilty in USVI to possession of firearm by illegal alien
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — Cristian Lopez-Moncion, 35, of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty today in federal court on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) to possession of a firearm by an illegal alien, Acting United States Attorney Joycelyn Hewlett announced.
UPDATE: Matthew D. Hazell found guilty
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Matthew D. Hazel, who was accused of attempting to commit an armed robbery at CIBC First Caribbean Bank and traded gunshots with a police officer back in February 2015 has been found guilty in the High Court of the Virgin Islands.
USVI man jailed after setting ablaze vehicle of female victim
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A man who pleaded guilty to arson was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections on Tuesday March 1, 2017 to begin serving his six-month prison term, [US] Virgin Islands Department of Justice Public Media Officer Corliss Smithen has 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.
Cordell A. E. O'Neal gets reduced jail time
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Cordell A. E. O'Neal is likely to be at liberty in approximately three years after his seven years, ten months prison sentence was significantly cut in the Court of Appeal on Friday February 3, 2017.
USVI man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — Today, December 21, 2016 Antonio Sanes Carmona, 45, of St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI), pleaded guilty before US Magistrate Judge George Cannon Jr to possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.
USVI man faces 25 years in jail for stabbing woman to death
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A 45-year-old man on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) has admitted to killing a woman as she sat inside her car in a housing community more than two years ago.
USVI Corrections Officer pleads guilty to providing contraband in prison
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- — Abdul Robinson, 39, of St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI), pleaded guilty on Tuesday September 20, 2016 in federal court on St Croix to providing contraband in prison and conflict of interest charges, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.
No criminal record for Fire Officer Avery Malone!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards felt convicted not to have the criminal matter of fire officer Avery Malone recorded against his name, a decision she made on Friday September 16, 2016 as she passed judgement on the 28-year-old.