St. Thomas, V.I. – Atty General Denise George today released a statement expressing disappointment upon learning that the 33rd Legislature in its 2020 Budget rejected the funding proposed for the White Collar Crime and Corruption section of the VI Department of Justice, as proposed by Governor Bryan in his 2020 supplemental budget.
(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.
(U.S. Virgin Islands)- Acting V.I. Attorney General Carol Thomas-Jacobs has announced that 29-year-old Omari Akeem Horton, a registered sex offender, was arrested by the V.I. Dept. of Justice (VIDOJ) Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) Unit on January 9, 2023. Horton was arrested for failure to comply with registration requirements for sex offenders in the Virgin Islands and 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.