Court OKs Travel for Ex-Police Commissioner Ray Martinez as Trial Nears in Federal Fraud Case

The court has approved travel for former V.I. Police Department  Commissioner Ray Martinez as he awaits his upcoming trial on charges of fraud and bribery.  Counsel for Mr. Martinez indicated that his client wished to visit a friend in Maryland who is currently grappling with “serious medical issues.” Neither prosecutors nor the probation office objected, and the request was duly granted for the proposed weekend out of the territory.  Mr. Martinez is scheduled to return on August 18, the same day as the next status hearing in the criminal case against him. Previously scheduled for early September, on Tuesday presiding U.S. Magistrate Alan Teague ordered the date brought forward by two weeks.  Recently, Mr. Martinez was brought back into the spotlight by the surprising information that he was the one who may have sparked the FBI investigation that ultimately resulted in his arrest.  The disclosure came in the trial last week that resulted in convictions for former Sports, Parks, and...