(U.S. Virgin Islands)- V.I. Attorney General Denise George announces that 22-year-old Jumanie Forde was sentenced by the Superior Court for murder in the death of 32-year-old Angel Ayala in 2019.
(U.S. Virgin Islands)- V.I. Attorney General Denise George announced that Henry Peters who was facing charges for fraud after misrepresenting himself as a licensed contractor and taking a total of over $140,000 to perform hurricane repairs to the homes of five St. Thomas families after the 2017 hurricanes, pleaded guilty to one count of Obtaining Money by False Pretenses.
(U.S. Virgin Islands)- V.I. Attorney General Denise George has announced that 53-year-old Leon Brisson Jr, a registered sex offender, was arrested by V.I. Dept. of Justice (VIDOJ) Special Agents (SID), the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) unit assisted by the US Marshals on September 22, 2022. Brisson was arrested for failure to comply with registration requirements for sex offenders in the Virgin Islands. Brisson was arrested and apprehended at 6:10 am at his place of residence in St. Thomas.
V.I. Attorney General Denise George is pleased to announce that the Department has adopted two families for the holiday in conjunction with two victim services agencies; the Family Resource Center to contribute to a family on St. Thomas and the Women’s Coalition of St. Croix to contribute to a family on St. Croix. The group of staff members wanted to add some Christmas cheer to the families in need.
ST.CROIX, U.S.V.I. – Attorney General Denise George announced that Augustus Abraham Martin was arraigned today in the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands on the formal criminal charges filed by the Attorney General against him in the death of Jeremie E. St. Rose on Nov. 10, 2019.