U.S. Virgin Islands — Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea today announced that the Virgin Islands Department of Justice will take an uncompromising approach to prosecuting crimes involving illegal firearms as the Territory confronts an alarming rise in gun violence.
U.S. Virgin Islands — It is with profound sadness that Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea on behalf of the Virgin Islands Department of Justice (DOJ) announce the passing of Joseph Nathaniel Ponteen, a distinguished attorney and dedicated public servant whose legal career and service to the people of the Virgin Islands spanned more than four decades.
U.S. Virgin Islands — V.I. Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea today applauded Governor Albert Bryan Jr. for signing Bill No. 36-0144, the “2026 Second Amendment Rights and Public Safety Act,” into law, calling the measure a significant step forward in modernizing the Territory’s firearms laws while enhancing public safety.
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands — V.I. Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea announced today that the Virgin Islands Department of Justice (DOJ), through its Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), has filed a civil action against RTS Services Unlimited 11, LLC (“RTS”), Melinda Richards, Ashley Doway, and Duane Robinson alleging violations of the Virgin Islands False Claims Act and related laws arising from claims submitted to the Virgin Islands Medicaid Program.
U.S. Virgin Islands — Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea announced that a $7.4 billion settlement reached with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, has become legally effective, capping nearly a decade of work by attorneys general from across the country in pursuing investigations and litigation over Purdue’s and the Sacklers’ role in fueling the opioid crisis. The attorneys general launched a multistate investigation of Purdue in 2016, and the U.S. Virgin Islands sued Purdue in September 2020.