U.S. Attorney for the District of Virgin Islands
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of Virgin Islands
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Former Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation Calvert White and Benjamin Hendricks were convicted of Honest Services Wire Fraud and Federal Programs Bribery after a four-day jury trial in St. Thomas,...
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On July 22, 2025, Kai James, a resident of St. Croix, was sentenced to ten years in prison and six years of supervised release for his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy.
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St. Croix, VI – Shabukah Bannis, a resident of St. Croix, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for the unlawful possession of a machine gun.
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Yeral Marrero Reynoso, a 29-year-old from the Dominican Republic, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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Jaclyn Raquel Quiroz, a resident of California, was arraigned on June 9, 2025, in the District Court of the Virgin Islands.
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Kesahia Davis, a 32-year-old resident of Ohio, was arraigned on June 9, 2025, in the District Court of the Virgin Islands.
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Simon Peters, a 42-year-old resident of California, has been sentenced to eight months in prison followed by 30 months of supervised release for threatening to kill employees of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
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Ery Rivera Palmer, a 39-year-old Dominican national, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for drug trafficking offenses.
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Acting United States Attorney Adam F. Sleeper announced that Omaily Sanchez Taveras, a 36-year-old Dominican national, has been sentenced to ten months in prison for alien smuggling.
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Acting United States Attorney Adam F. Sleeper has announced the sentencing of Joice Iara Costa De Souza, a 28-year-old Brazilian national, to seven months in prison.
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Nicole Morales, a resident of St. Croix and originally from California, has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for her involvement in an embezzlement scheme.
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United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced charges against Joan Tavarez Bueno, a 33-year-old national of the Dominican Republic, for illegally re-entering the United States after being previously removed.
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United States Attorney Delia L. Smith has announced that Miguel Marrero, a 52-year-old resident of St. Croix, has pleaded guilty to several charges related to a shooting incident.
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United States Attorney Delia L. Smith has announced charges against Jose Miguel Hodge, a 31-year-old from the British Virgin Islands, for alien smuggling.
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A federal jury has convicted Omaily Sanchez Taveras, a 36-year-old national of the Dominican Republic, for alien smuggling.
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United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced that Danny Dennevil, also known as Danny Dorcine-Turnbull, a 34-year-old resident of Tortola, British Virgin Islands, has been sentenced to 92 days in prison.