Crime

Juli Campbell Remanded To Prison After Guilty Plea

Juli Campbell, the owner of Campbell Development who was charged with fraud and identity theft in February in relation to the VI Emergency Home Repair Program, was remanded to prison on Wednesday following a guilty plea in District Court on St. Croix. The plea agreement was entered into by and between defendant Mrs. Campbell and Jason Gonzalez-Delgado, attorney for Mrs. Campbell, and the United States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands, Gretchen C. F. Shappert. The agreement specifically excludes and does not bind any other territorial, state or federal agency, including other United States Attorneys and the Internal Revenue Service, from asserting any civil, criminal or administrative claim against the defendant, according to the plea document. The outcome follows The Consortium’s relentless reporting of Campbell Development’s treatment of contract workers brought to the territory. Our stories also resulted in the raiding of Campbell Development’s office in Peter’s Rest b...