Friday, November 9, 2012 VIRGIN ISLANDS The Virgin Islands Daily News 3 S | l W en. Alvin Williams Jr. charged with ribery, mail fraud and wire frau By ALDETH LEWIN : = 3 The measure was line-item vetoed by deJongh in | Alvin Daily News Staff alia z July 2009. —_ ———S lL a Berri . | Williams Jr., 34 ST. THOMAS — Sen. Alvin Williams Jr. was arrest- ene Campaign funds and false reports | Democrat ed by federal agents Thursday and charged with bribery, | hale . 3 From January 2006 to December 2011, Williams | genator. St. Thomas-St : mail fraud and wire fraud. ear and a legislative staff member failed to deposit cer- | jon, District , The proceeds of Williams’ criminal activities L ee P tain campaign contributions; withdrew finds froma | soles 29th $1.1 million, according to a statement from the U.S. Ee a8 ? . campaign account; and submitted false campaign dis- | Legislatures Attomey’s Office. = og js closure reports that failed to include certain contribu- | ¢ommittees: Chairman ; About 4 p.m. Thursday, almost a dozen 10 FBI agents es «ail j f tions, according to Sharpe. | of Planning and converged on the VI. Legislature building on St. ff eo ., — ae, : . i i ion: Thomas according to i eyewitnesses. ‘ a > Kick-backs from staff Se eae The agents went inside and came out escorting Kim a? oaffl ; In the summer of 2010, Williams tried to solicit | Government Operations: Blackett, who is listed on the Legislature website as = s “i kick-backs from his own staff in exchange for giving ; , member of Rules and _ Williams’ chief of staff. Blackett also was charged in an ; ae is them salary increases, the statement from the US. } Judiciary, Housing \ indictment filed Thursday. attomey’s office said. H Sports and Veterans Another staff member also was charged, according to Ce According to Sharpe, the staff members were sup- | agtairs Public Safety the U.S. Attorney's Office, which did not release the per- | A . posed to withdraw a portion of the increased salatyin : — tomeland Se