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January 29th, 2026
11 charged in Medicaid fraud that cost USVI $309,099

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— A sweeping Medicaid and food assistance fraud investigation widened significantly on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, as the [US] VI Department of Justice confirmed multiple arrests of Department of Human Services employees, their relatives, and associates, and issued a wanted bulletin for a suspect who remains at large.

December 21st, 2025
St Croix man charged for allegedly using forged documents to register vehicles

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A St Croix man is facing multiple criminal charges following an investigation that determined he allegedly created and used forged government documents to improperly register vehicles, according to the US VI Police Department.

April 26th, 2025
FSC warns of doing business with Daria Nowicka

PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) is alerting members of the public that Daria Nowicka has not been authorised to conduct business in the Virgin Islands (VI).

March 29th, 2025
FSC warns STABLEGROWTHCAPITAL is a fraud, stay away

PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) has issued a warning to the public that they should not conduct business with STABLEGROWTHCAPITAL.

February 18th, 2025
Trial of Martinez & O’Neal delayed to December

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- As expected by many, the trial of Ray Martinez and Jenifer O'Neal for fraud and money laundering has been delayed, due to the volume of documents needing to be pored over as part of the discovery process.

December 5th, 2024
Mark Collins Out! Jacqueline E. Vanterpool In! as Acting CoP

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The controversial and embattled Police Commissioner (CoP) Mark Collins has ended his tenure as the Virgin Islands’ top cop.

October 29th, 2024
HLSCC warns of fraudulent online course offers

PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) is alerting the public of fraudulent online offers purporting to be sanctioned by the college and using contents taking from its website and social media pages.

October 14th, 2024
LIAT 2020 may already be in trouble?

ST JOHN’S, Antigua- The future of LIAT 2020 hangs in the balance as Allen I. Onyema, CEO of Nigerian airline Air Peace, continues to face mounting charges in the United States.

May 5th, 2024
CRYPTOAEGIS INVEST is a fraud; Not licensed in this jurisdiction- FSC

PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (FSC) has issued a public statement to protect customers, creditors or persons who may have been solicited to conduct business by CRYPTOAEGIS INVEST and to make the general public aware that the person or entity has never been licensed or regulated by the FSC to carry on any financial services business, according to a recent statement.

April 20th, 2024
Hon Smith reaffirms VI’s position on fighting fraud & financial crimes

SCRUB ISLAND, VI - Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour, and Trade, Honourable Lorna G. Smith (AL), OBE on April 19, 2024, delivered the keynote address at the special 20th anniversary meeting and conference of ICC FraudNet.

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