Press Releases

U.S. Virgin Islands — Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea today issued an investor alert warning residents about the growing surge of fraudulent investment schemes circulating across Meta platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. As part of a multistate coalition, Attorney General Rhea also joined efforts urging Meta to take stronger action against these scams. Fraudsters are increasingly leveraging deceptive advertisements and sophisticated “deepfake” technology to entice victims into high-risk schemes designed to drain their savings. These scams include “pump and dump” operations, confidence schemes, and fraudulent cryptocurrency investments, all engineered to extract as much money as possible from unsuspecting investors.

U.S. Virgin Islands — On Monday, V.I. Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea on joined a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general in calling on Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. The bipartisan legislation would classify the dangerous animal tranquilizer xylazine – which is often mixed with fentanyl and other opioids – as a federal controlled substance to better protect communities and reduce opioid overdose deaths. In a letter to House and Senate leadership, Attorney General Rhea and the coalition explain the dangers of illicit xylazine, which is causing an increasing number of opioid overdose deaths, and argue that federally classifying xylazine as a controlled substance is essential to helping law enforcement stop the spread of the drug.

U.S. Virgin Islands — On Tuesday, V.I. Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea, together with a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from around the country, urged Congressional leadership to protect children from online harm and pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA).