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U.S. Virgin Islands Senator Indicted on Wire Fraud Charges
by AP
Posted: Aug 14, 2004 00:29 UTC
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE (AP) - A U.S. Virgin Islands legislator was indicted on wire fraud charges Friday for allegedly billing the islands' government twice for more than US$75,000 in pay.
Sen. Carlton Dowe, 48, issued a statement saying he is innocent and that "I look forward to my day in court."
He was charged with two counts of wire fraud stemming from a March 2001 payment to his Chase Manhattan Bank checking account, according to the indictment filed in federal court.
Dowe, a former director of the island's firefighting service, won a legal settlement from the government in 2001 that awarded him a pay raise for fire executives. That 20-percent raise for the years 1995 to 1999 amounted to more than US$75,000 in his case, according to the indictment.
The government at the time had sought to revoke the pay raises ordered by an earlier government.
Prosecutors allege Dowe then double-billed the government for the settlement. They did not elaborate.
If convicted, Dowe faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and a US$250,000 fine. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday.
Dowe, an independent, is seeking his third term in the U.S. Caribbean territory's Senate in elections this November. He said he will be represented by attorney Treston Moore.
(mp-imj)
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