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August 29th, 2025
USVI: Epstein-related lawsuit against Stacey E. Plaskett dismissed

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A notice filed Thursday, August 28, 2025, in the Southern District of New York confirmed that the civil case naming Congressional Delegate Stacey E. Plaskett as a defendant has been dismissed with prejudice.

April 4th, 2025
Dr Henry G. Jarecki’s rape & sex trafficking accuser withdraws lawsuit

NEW YORK, USA- The woman, who in June 2024, filed a lawsuit against Virgin Islands Belonger Dr Henry G. Jarecki, accusing him of rape, is now withdrawing the case.

November 4th, 2024
US rapper Swizz Beatz sued by VI investigators

NEW YORK, New York, USA- American rapper, DJ, record producer, and art collector Kasseem D Dean, known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is being sued by independent financial investigators in the Virgin Islands.

October 12th, 2024
USVI: Legal rum wars

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CONTANT, St. Thomas, USVI: A local rum manufacturer is suing another business for trademark infringement, after it began selling rum using a similar name.

September 4th, 2024
USVI: Ex-Tourism Director files lawsuit citing nepotism & discrimination

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Alleging an entrenched pattern of discrimination and favoritism within the [US] V.I. Department of Tourism, former acting director of sales Kay Milliner-Kitchens has taken her grievances to the District Court of the Virgin Islands.

April 2nd, 2024
Another police officer has CoP before the courts: Sean A. McCall filed 2 motions

HODGE'S CREEK, Tortola, VI- The saga of police officers and civilians taking Commissioner of Police Mark Collins and others to court continues.

March 19th, 2024
Mika Barry Season 3 filled with lies, propaganda & erroneous information?

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The popular entertainment video show ‘Mika Barry’ hit the social media airways last week with a 3-day special episode that began March 15, 2024.

November 24th, 2023
Lawsuit against USVI claims territory enabled Epstein's sex trafficking

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - Victims of the late financier Jeffrey E. Epstein have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Virgin Islands, accusing the territory of enabling Epstein's sex trafficking operations. This legal action comes shortly after a $75 million settlement was reached in a similar case against JPMorgan Chase & Co., involving the USVI.

November 4th, 2023
Formal complaint lodged against Gov Rankin by UK Law Firm

CENTRAL LONDON, UK - Weeks after citizens have written to Governor John J. Ranking CMG and requested of him to investigate controversial Police Commissioner Mark Collins over an email he wrote reportedly requesting that evidence be destroyed; Mr. Ranking is facing his own request for an investigation over his alleged behavior as a public officer.

September 27th, 2023
Miya Marcano’s family sues Sheriff’s Office over mishandled investigation

ORLANDO, Florida, USA- Media outlets across Florida and the wider USA are reporting that the parents of Miya Marcano, who was abducted from her UCF-area apartment in Orange County by a maintenance worker and killed two years ago, have filed a lawsuit against the Orange County Sheriff’s Office over failings in its initial investigation into her disappearance.

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