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UPDATE: Padded invoices, lavish trips, bribes- Current & fmr USVI officials charged
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- On Friday morning, January 10, 2025, Commissioner of Sports, Parks and Recreation Calvert White walked into the District Court's St Thomas courtroom. So did Jenifer O'Neal, former director of the Office of Management and Budget, Ray Martinez, former commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department, and Benjamin Hendricks, owner of A Clean Environment, which does business with the government.
Jenifer O'Neal officially resigns amid federal investigations
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- - Jenifer O'Neal, the director of the [US] VI Office of Management and Budget, officially resigned from her position this morning, June 17, 2024, citing the need to minimise disruptions caused by ongoing federal investigations. Her resignation was announced in an email sent to her team early this morning.
USVI governor calls for resignations amid FBI probe into misuse of funds
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- US Virgin Islands Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr has called for the resignations of US Virgin Islands Police Commissioner Ray Martinez and Office of Management and Budget Director Jenifer O’Neal following an ongoing federal investigation into potential misuse of funds.
Federal agents seize phone & subpoena OMB Director Jenifer O'Neal
VI CONSORTIUM
MIAMI, Florida, USA- Jenifer O'Neal, director of the [US] Virgin Islands Office of Management and Budget, was served a search warrant and subpoena by federal agents earlier this week while in Florida, in a matter that is tied to the FBI's criminal investigation of Police Commissioner Ray Martinez, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
USVI's tight budget forecasts doom another clean-up bill
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI – In a contentious debate over fiscal priorities, the USVI Senate Committee on Budget, Appropriations, and Finance grappled with the allocation of the Timeshare Environmental Infrastructure Impact Fee, as Office of Management and Budget Director Jenifer O’Neal voiced strong opposition to diverting $2.5 million to the Waste Management Authority for territorial beautification.

