FORMER COMMISSIONER OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FORMER MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DIRECTOR SENTENCED FOR BRIBERY SCHEME

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release:

Ray Martinez, the former Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD), and Jenifer O'Neal, the former Director of the Virgin Islands Office of Management and Budget (OMB), were sentenced this week for their roles in a procurement fraud, bribery, and money laundering scheme. Martinez was sentenced to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release, and O'Neal was sentenced to seven years in prison.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Martinez accepted nearly $100,000 in bribe payments from a government contractor, David Whitaker, who gave Martinez cash and payment for luxury travel, ...