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April 2nd, 2026
USVI: Martinez renews bid to overturn conviction

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- Former Police Commissioner Ray Martinez is once again asking the District Court of the Virgin Islands to overturn the December, 2025 decision of a jury convicting him of five counts of honest services wire fraud, federal program bribery, money laundering conspiracy, and obstruction of justice.

February 28th, 2026
VI man found guilty of possessing counterfeit greencard

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- A federal jury in St. Thomas has convicted a Virgin Islands man of possessing a counterfeit permanent resident card, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of the Virgin Islands.

March 4th, 2025
Governor Pruce orders Isabella Merton deported

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A woman, who was found guilty in 2020 of inflicting grievous bodily harm and reckless and negligent act and subsequently sentenced to imprisonment, was recently ordered deported by Governor Daniel Pruce.

November 3rd, 2024
‘Iron Lawyer’ Benedict P. Kuehne representing Andrew A. Fahie during appeal

MIAMI, Florida, USA- A new lawyer will be representing former Premier of the Virgin Islands Andrew A. Fahie during his appeal of his conviction in relation to cocaine smuggling and money laundering charges.

July 21st, 2024
Andrew A. Fahie plans to appeal conviction

MIAMI, Florida, USA- Former Premier of the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) Mr Andrew A. Fahie has intentions of appealing his conviction on cocaine smuggling and money laundering charges.

October 6th, 2022
US President pardons thousands convicted of marijuana possession

WASHINGTON DC, USA — US President Joseph R. Biden on Thursday, October 6, 2022, pardoned all people convicted of marijuana possession under federal law and said his administration would review whether marijuana should still be a Schedule 1 drug like heroin and LSD, saying that “makes no sense.”

November 24th, 2020
Law student to spend 6 mths @ HMP for stealing over $44K

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The dreams of becoming a lawyer for Shekimah Lettsome Joseph may have just been shattered after she was convicted of theft and operating a business without a trade license.

March 8th, 2018
St Vincent national convicted of molesting daughter

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A St Vincent national, 42, residing on Tortola, was found guilty of indecent assault on his 14-year-old daughter when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards on Wednesday March 7, 2018.

February 20th, 2018
PO Marvin Robinson & Wendell Anthony convicted, fired & deported

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Many will remember the two police officers who were charged and found guilty of beating teenager Brandon George, a local resident. The two cops went to the Huntum’s Ghut home of the then 18-year-old George and beat him after they failed in their effort to nab him in the streets for a traffic offence on June 24, 2012.

December 2nd, 2016
St John man convicted of 2012 murder

VI CONSORTIUM

BELLE VUE, St John, USVI- A young man has lost his freedom after a V.I. Superior Court jury unanimously convicted him of a 2012 murder that occurred on St. John, US Virgin Islands (USVI), the [US[ VI Department of Justice announced Thursday, December 1, 2016.

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