St. Thomas Man Charged in District Court with Bulk Cash Smuggling

St. Thomas, USVI – Kevin Greaves, 43, made his initial appearance on August 26, 2015, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller after being charged in a Complaint with bulk cash smuggling, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. Greaves was placed on home confinement pending further proceedings in this matter.

According to the Complaint filed on August 25, 2015, Greaves was found in possession of $118,000 in cash on August 22, 2015. The Complaint alleges that Greaves had picked up the cash from a vessel that had traveled from the British Virgin Islands to Haulover Bay on the east end of St. John. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents took Greaves into custody and seized the cash which had been stuffed into two duffle bags

Under federal law if convicted of bulk cash smuggling, Greaves faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and forfeiture of the cash seized. This case is the result of a joint investigation by HSI and the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Delia Smith.

United States Attorney Sharpe reminds the public that a Complaint is merely a formal charging document and is not evidence of guilt. Every defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.