IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  
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Plaintiff, 
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Crim. No. 14-cr-33  
v. 
 
 
 
 
 
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SHAQUIM FREDERICKS, WARKIM J. ) 
GABRIEL, ALVIN THOMAS, and 
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CHEFTON C. NEWTON 
 
 
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Defendants. 
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ATTORNEYS: 
 
Gretchen Shappert, United States Attorney 
Meredith Jean Edwards, AUSA 
United States Attorney’s Office 
St. Thomas, VI 
 
For the United States of America, 
 
Michael L. Sheesley 
St Thomas, VI 
 
For Shaquim Fredericks, 
 
Yohana M Manning 
Christiansted, VI 
 
For Warkim J. Gabriel, 
 
Richard Coughlin, FPD 
Gabriel Villegas, AFPD 
Office of the Federal Public Defender 
St. Thomas, VI 
 
For Alvin Thomas, 
 
John-Russell Bart Pate 
St. Thomas, VI 
 
For Chefton C. Newton. 
 
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ORDER 
 
Before the Court are the April 20, 2015, Judgment and 
Commitment Orders imposing joint and several restitution in this 
matter.  
 
On June 12, 2014, Shaquim Fredericks, Warkim J. Gabriel, 
Alvin Thomas, and Chefton C. Newton (collectively the 
“Defendants”) were indicted in connection with a robbery of 
First Imperial Jewelers in St. Thomas, United States Virgin 
Islands. 
 
On July 23, 2014, a jury found the Defendants guilty of 
conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, in violation 
of 18 U.S.C. § 1951(a); interference with commerce by robbery, 
in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1951(a) and 2; and conspiracy to 
possess a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, in 
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(o). 
 
On January 29, 2015, the Court held a sentencing hearing 
for the Defendants. At that hearing, the Court was advised that 
the restitution payee identified by the United States was Topa 
Insurance Company (“Topa”). As a consequence, the Court ordered 
each Defendant to pay joint and several restitution in the 
amount of $678,294.44 to Topa. 
 
The Court is currently advised that the restitution payee 
was incorrectly identified. As such, the United States Probation 
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Office recommends that the identity of the restitution payee 
should be corrected at this time. The United States Probation 
Office also represents that the United States Attorney’s Office 
agrees that the issuance of an amended restitution order is 
appropriate at this time. 
  
 
The premises considered, it is hereby  
 
ORDERED that, by no later than 12:00 P.M. on May 29, 2019, 
the United States shall submit a brief addressing the following 
issues: 1) the identity of the appropriate restitution payee in 
this matter; 2) any objective evidence supporting the identity 
of the appropriate payee; and 3) any authority addressing the 
Court’s ability to issue a restitution order at this time; it is 
further 
ORDERED that an evidentiary hearing is hereby SCHEDULED to 
commence promptly at 9:00 A.M. on May 30, 2019. The presence of 
the Criminal Chief for the United States Attorney’s Office is 
REQUIRED. 
 
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   CURTIS V. GÓMEZ 
   District Judge     
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