St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands – The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice (DOJ) in coordination with the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) today announced the arrest and charges of four employees of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS) Medicaid Program, two employees of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and four of their family members and associates. The actions follow a comprehensive twenty-month investigation into allegations of fraud in the administration of the Medicaid program. Investigators determined the scheme involved intentional misuse of government computer systems to alter or override eligibility safeguards, resulting in the unlawful disbursement of Medicaid funds.
U.S. Virgin Islands — V.I. Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea and a bipartisan group of 34 attorneys general today demanded that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take additional action to prevent its AI chatbot, Grok, from generating nonconsensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material.
Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea Issues Response to Senator Kenneth L. Gittens’ Public Correspondence
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands — Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea today released his written response to the January 14th correspondence from Senator Kenneth L. Gittens concerning the morgue and forensic pathology services which has been publicly circulated and reported by multiple media outlets.
U.S. Virgin Islands — U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea, joins communities nationwide in recognizing National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day (L.E.A.D.), observed on Friday, January 9, 2026.
U.S. Virgin Islands — Today, V.I. Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea announced the filing of a lawsuit by the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Justice (VIDOJ) against Meta Platforms, Inc. and the company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries — including Instagram, LLC and Facebook Holdings, LLC — to protect the well-being and safety of the tens of thousands of U.S. Virgin Islands teens and children who use Facebook and Instagram. In addition, VIDOJ’s complaint marks the first effort by an attorney general to address reports of rampant fraud and scams on Meta’s platforms, which impacts all Virgin Islands residents, including the elderly.