MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: Will Governor John P. deJongh, Jr. Finally Be Brought to Justice for His Misuse (THEFT) of Over Half-a-Million Dollars of Public Funds or Sail into the Sunset on January 5, 2015? There is documented evidence that in May 2010, Ronald W. Sharpe, United States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands, received incriminating evidence from the 29th Virgin Islands Legislature Committee on Financial Services, Infrastructure and Consumer Affairs which requested that his office investigate Governor John P. deJongh, Jr. for his misuse (theft) of over half-a-million dollars in public funds on his private residence. It is now January 2015 and the people of the Virgin Islands are still waiting for justice to be served on the most corrupted governor in Virgin Islands history. It is no secret that the “MAFOLIEGATE” scandal is only the tip of iceberg from the massive lawlessness and public corruption that have crippled the Virgin Islands over the past eight years. The United States Department of Interior Inspector General concluded in January 2010 that the deJongh administration had committed “illegal” acts punishable by “imprisonment” with regards to the governor’s misuse (theft) of public funds on his private residence yet that “terrorist” was allowed to terrorize the people of the Virgin Islands for the next four years after allegedly “fairly” winning a second term of office. This governor is so brazenly corrupt that he even had the balls to approve his own Virgin Islands “misappropriated” government contracts to have construction work done to his private property: We found that the funds used for the purpose of providing security at your PRIVATE RESIDENCE were set aside for road repairs in the Virgin Islands by the Legislative Branch of Government. In using those funds, the Executive Branch of Government improperly diverted roughly HALF-A-MILLION DOLLARS of specifically earmarked public funds and usurped the authority of the Legislative Branch of Government. Under Virgin Islands law, only the Legislature is authorized to determine how public funds should be spent. Moreover, these funds were spent without the benefit of a formal security vulnerability assessment According to Virgin Islands law, no officer or employee of the Government can enter into a valid contract before an appropriation is made for that specific purpose. Since the appropriated funds should never have been used to finance security improvements at the Governors private residence, all contracts and agreements issued for that purpose are INVALID. The Virgin Islands Code contains definitive penalties for Government officers or employees who violate the law. It specifically prohibits the spending of funds for reasons other than intended in a legislative appropriation and specifies penalties for violation, including fines and imprisonment. - U.S. Department of the Interior Acting Inspector General, Mary L. Kendall, Report No. VI-IS-VIS-0004-2009 dated January 19, 2010 Security Improvements at Governor of the Virgin Islands Private Residence Now the question is will Governor-Elect Kenneth Mapp immediately direct Attorney General-Nominee Soraya Diase-Coffelt to pursue all law enforcement avenues to bring Governor John P. deJongh, Jr. to justice after January 5, 2015 or will our new governor turn a blind eye to the massive public corruption committed by the outgoing deJongh administration? See link below – was that just all talk to get himself elected governor? We can only hope not: https://youtube/watch?v=Avc_ZJR51go Former gubernatorial candidate Soraya Diase-Coffelt took a very welcome aggressive stand against public corruption during the 2014 Virgin Islands gubernatorial elections and stated in September 2014 that she was “declaring war against corruption”. According to the Virgin Islands Consortium, Attorney General-Nominee Diase-Coffelt demanded the immediate unsealing of records in the criminal case involving former Virgin Islands Senator, Alvin Williams, stating, “I ask the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the defendant himself to allow the unsealing of these records so that we the people know what has happened in this case.” Was this also all talk or will Judge Diase-Coffelt hit the ground running on January 5, 2015 to bring the Virgin Islands Criminal Enterprise justice? January 5, 2015, will not only be remembered as at the day when Governor-Elect Kenneth Mapp and Lieutenant Governor-Elected Osbert Potter were sworn into office. January 5, 2015 will go down in Virgin Islands history either as the day when the most corrupted governor in Virgin Islands history was finally brought to justice or remembered as the “dark day” in Virgin Islands history when the most corrupted governor in our history sailed into the sunset laughing all of the way to the bank after literally bankrupting the Virgin Islands government! “Corruption, and particularly governmental corruption, undermines our most basic responsibilities. It robs us of resources to invest in our students and teachers, in our hospitals and health clinics, to meet the needs of those with special needs, to fix pot holes and provide the essentials to improve everyday living. Even more importantly, it shakes the confidence and faith of the people that we were elected to serve. Public corruption is the most selfish act that one can commit.” - Governor John P. deJongh, Jr., 2008 State of the Territory Address We will continue to monitor this developing story.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 04:46:37 +0000
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