(New York, NY) – Today the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice filed a brief in the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York detailing the government’s requested remedies in the case Government of Virgin Islands v. JP Morgan Chase Bank.
(U.S. Virgin Islands)- V.I. Attorney General Ariel Smith today expressed sorrow and concern about the shooting death of Virgin Islands Police Detective Delberth Phipps Jr.
(U.S. Virgin Islands)- Acting V.I. Attorney General Carol Thomas-Jacobs has announced that 51-year-old Antonio Sanes-Carmona, a registered sex offender, was arrested by the V.I. Dept. of Justice (VIDOJ) Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) Unit on January 11, 2023. Sanes-Carmona, a St. Croix resident, was arrested for failure to comply with the Sex Offender registry.
ST. THOMAS, U.S.V.I. – Today, Attorney General for the U.S. Virgin Islands Denise N. George announced a settlement with Jeffrey E. Epstein’s estate, co-defendants Darren K. Indyke and Richard D. Kahn (Co-executors of the estate), and ten Epstein-created entities. The settlement resolves a law enforcement action filed in 2020 under the anti-criminal enterprise, sex trafficking, child exploitation and fraud laws of the Virgin Islands. The settlement only resolves the claims against the Estate and the co-defendants named in the Government’s lawsuit, noted Attorney General George.
(U.S. Virgin Islands)- V.I. Attorney General Denise George has announced that 40-year-old Javier Rodriguez, a registered sex offender, was arrested by V.I. Dept. of Justice (VIDOJ) Special Agents (SID) and the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) on November 17, 2022. Rodriguez was arrested for failure to comply with registration requirements for sex offenders in the Virgin Islands.