Legal Opinion

Gumbs v. People

Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands

Decided September 20, 2013No. S. Ct. Criminal No. 2010-0034PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

(September 20, 2013)

Hodge, Chief Justice.

Appellant John J. Gumbs appeals his convictions for violating the Criminally Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 14 V.I.C. § 600 et seq. (“CICO”) and obtaining money by false pretenses. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

I. STATEMENT OF RELEVANT FACTS AND PROCEDURAL POSTURE

Between January 2003 and August 2005, Gumbs operated the John Gumbs Insurance Agency, where he worked as its only licensed insurance *786agent. (J.A. Vol. 2 at 41.) In response to complaints that the agency was not turning over premiums to Guardian…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. St. Thomas-St. John Board of Elections v. DanielSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2007
  4. United States v. Robert Joseph Carr, Jr., in No. 93-1376. United States of America v. Walter Orlando Cardona-Usquiano, in No. 93-1383Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  5. Latalladi v. PeopleSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2009

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Williams v. PeopleSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2013
  2. Government of the United States Virgin Islands v. Takata Corp.Superior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2017
  3. Palisoc v. PobleteSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2014
  4. People v. McKenzieSuperior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2017
  5. Erbey Holding Corporation John R. Erbey Family Limited Partnership v. Blackrock Financial Management, Inc.Superior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2023

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