United States v. Varlack Ventures, Inc.

MEMORANDUM

I. Facts

A. United States v. Varlack Ventures, Inc. and Hubert Fredericks

On March 26, 1995, the St. Thomas Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Office ["MSD"] received a telephone call reporting an oil spill in Red Hook Harbor on the east end of the island. A commissioned officer in the United States Coast Guard ["USCG"] was dispatched. He arrived at Red Hook at 11:35 A.M., and met with an employee of a marina, who brought the officer to the dock and pointed out a sheen where the oil spill had occurred. The officer took a sample of the sheen.

The officer spoke with a person who had…