O’Neal Resigns as FBI Circles V.I. Government

Facing investigation by federal authorities, Office of Management and Budget Director Jenifer O’Neal complied with Gov. Albert Bryan, Jr.’s call to resign early Monday.

Government House had said previously that Virgin Islands Police Commissioner Ray Martinez’s resignation was also received Sunday but clarified during a press conference Monday that it had not.

Federal agents seized both Martinez’s and O’Neal’s personal cell phones over the weekend, Government House officials confirmed. O’Neal was in Orlando when served a subpoena to testify regarding the contract between the Virgin Islands Police Department and Mon Ethos Pro Support, a company operated by David Whitaker, who, in 2008, admitted to bilking more than $10 million by selling but never delivering, electronic equipment and other criminal activities, according to the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office. Whitaker, then 36, was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison.