Corruption charge for ex-Virgin Islands official

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ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — A former government official in the U.S. Virgin Islands who was already facing fraud and tax evasion charges has been indicted on bribery and extortion charges in an unrelated case, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday.

A federal grand jury indicted Louis “Lolo” Willis on three counts each of bribery and extortion stemming from his time as the executive director of the Virgin Islands Legislature in 2009-12.

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