U.S. Virgin Islands – In a letter to Congress, V.I. Attorney General Nominee Gordon C. Rhea and 41 other attorneys general called on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people’s mental health.
U.S. Virgin Islands – V.I. Attorney General Nominee Gordon C. Rhea has announced that Jiovani Smith, 24, has been sentenced today for the Second-Degree Homicide of Selena Chitolie in 2020. V.I. Superior Court Judge Alfonso Andrews Jr. imposed a thirty-year prison term on Smith.
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS –V.I. Attorney General Nominee Gordon Rhea announced that Samuel Rivera Jr. and I’Koyo Matthias, both 32 years old and residents of St. Croix, were arrested on August 23, 2024. They face charges related to a violent armed robbery that occurred in February 2024, during which the victim was pistol-whipped, and his money and car were stolen.
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – The Virgin Islands Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today it has dismissed the civil action and motion for injunctive relief filed against Mon Ethos Pro Support, LLC (MEPSVI) and David Whitaker, which sought to retrieve and preserve data and physical property that was in the company’s possession and control.
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – The Virgin Islands Department of Justice AG Nominee, Gordon Rhea issued the following Statement Thursday praising the V.I. Superior Court’s ruling in the cybersecurity Mon Ethos Pro Support Case and the order to return electronic devices which includes evidence in ongoing criminal cases.