VI OIG: Former Virgin Islands Senator Convicted of Wire Fraud and Theft of Federal Program Funds
a A -2 Department of Justice ¥ Per iy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CRM THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2018 (202) 514-2007 WWW.JUSTICE.GOV TTY (866) 544-5309 FORMER VIRGIN ISLANDS SENATOR CONVICTED OF WIRE FRAUD AND THEFT OF FEDERAL PROGRAM FUNDS WASHINGTON — A former senator for the U.S. Virgin Islands has been convicted for wire fraud and theft of federal program funds for taking money ostensibly being used to fund a historical research project, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department's Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Gretchen C. F. Shappert for the District of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Wayne A.G. James, 56, of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, was convicted of two counts of wire fraud and one count of theft of federal program funds. Sentencing has been set for Dec. 20. "Wayne James abused his trusted position as a senator for the people of the U.S. Virgin Islands by stealing tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars to pay his own campaign and personal expenses," said Assistant Attorney General Benczkowski. …
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