Government

Bryan Reflects on Ongoing Federal Probes: "A Real Black Eye for the Territory"

Governor Albert Bryan Jr. expressed mixed feelings about the federal investigations which have recently come to light, in which senior public sector workers in the Virgin Islands were either implicated in crimes or identified as potential holders of evidence of wrongdoing. ‌In June, V.I. Department of Education Director of Maintenance Davidson Charlemagne and former Housing Finance Authority Chief Operating Officer Darin Richardson were arrested, along with Mr. Charlemagne’s wife, for their alleged roles in a $4 million fraud on Housing and Urban Development. Days later, former VIPD Commissioner Ray Martinez resigned after being named a target in an investigation into possible improper financial transactions in connection with contracts awarded to a local company. Former Office of Management and Budget Director Jenifer O’Neal also resigned after her phone was seized in that same investigation, while Sports Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White Jr. is still on the job after h...