
News and Press Releases
December 2011
December 23, 2011
St. Croix Man Convicted of Carjacking and Related Offenses
December 5, 2011
Two St. Croix Men Sentenced in Federal Court on St. Croix for Drug and Gun Possession
December 2, 2011
Seven St. Croix Men Sentenced for Money Laundering and Drug Trafficking
U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects over $5.5 million in FY 2011
December 1, 2011
St. Croix Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder
November 2011
November 22, 2011
U.S. Magistrate Convicts St. Croix Fisherman of Possessing Fishing Equipment in National Park Boundaries
November 18, 2011
Shawn Tyson Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison on Federal Firearms’ Convictions
November 7, 2011
Jury Convicts Former St. Croix Resident Rasheed David of Drug Trafficking Charges
November 4, 2011
Lionel Dobson Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry
October 2011
October 26, 2011
Gem Manufacturing Sentenced to Highest Financial Penalty for Illegal Coral Trade
October 21, 2011
Mother and Son Sentenced in St. John Drug Conspiracy Case
October 14, 2011
Seizure of Drug Vessel with Cocaine Leads to Indictment of Two Puerto Rican Natives
October 13, 2011
Jamaican Woman Sentenced to 3 Months in Prison in False Documents Case
September 2011
September 12, 2011
St. Croix Man Pleads Guilty to Carrying Gun During Drug Crime
August 2011
August 8, 2011
Federal Jury Convicts Two St. Croix Men of First Degree Murder and Related Gun Charges
July 2011
July 1, 2011
Ronald Sharpe Confirmed as U.S. Attorney for V.I. District
June 2011
June 22, 2011
Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program Receives National Recognition
June 9, 2011
Justice Department Files for Receivership in Virgin Islands Prison Conditions Case
June 8, 2011
St. Thomas Couple Indicted; Wife Charged with Theft of Federal Program Funds
IRB Supervisor and Owner of JC Security Services Indicted in Tax Conspiracy
June 3, 2011
Akeem R. Gumbs Indicted Under Project Safe Childhood Initiative of Five Federal Counts of Producing Child Pornography, One Count of Possessing Child Pornography; and 24 Local Counts of Aggravated Rape in the First Degree
May 2011
May 27, 2011
St. Thomas Woman Pays US $30,885 to Resolve Civil Social Security Fraud Case
May 4, 2011
United States Enters Settlement with Tramcon, Inc. to Ensure Access for Individuals with Disabilities
March 2011
March 31, 2011
Federal Jury Convicts St Thomas Businessmen of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
March 21, 2011
Justice Department Issues Letter Regarding Illegal Exclusion of Individuals with HIV/AIDS from Occupational Training and State Licensing
March 18, 2011
Justice Department Officials Raise Awareness of Disaster Fraud Hotline for Reporting Fraudulent Charitable Contribution Schemes
March 9, 2011
President Obama Nominates Ronald W. Sharpe to Serve as U.S. Attorney
March 3, 2011
Ashely Andrews, Must Serve Sentence Now, Judge Rules
February 2011
February 23, 2011
Two Former Virgin Islands Police Officials Sentenced to Prison Terms
February 16, 2011
Former TSA Employee Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison
January 2011
January 26, 2011
HOVENSA LLC To Pay More Than $5 Million Penalty to Settle Clean Air Act Violations; Smog and Asthma Causing Emissions To Be Cut by 8,500 Tons Per Year
January 19, 2011
Former Virgin Islands Police Officer Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison
January 14, 2011
Virgin Island Police Officers and Virgin Islands Port Authority Officer, Guilty of RICO and Related Charges
January 12, 2011