CHRISTIANSTED — A chaotic scene unfolded at the First Bank in Orange Grove on Tuesday morning when police say Wingrove Creighton rammed his car into another vehicle, and that driver then fired two gunshots at Creighton’s vehicle. The shooter was taken into custody and interviewed, but has not been arrested or charged with a crime, […]
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La Grande Princesse Man Crashes Car In Bank ATM Line, Shots Fired In Orange Grove
CHRISTIANSTED — Five police cars were used to cordon off a section of Miracle Mile after a St. Croix man purposely crashed his car in a bank ATM line and shots were fired this afternoon. No one was injured in the incident. Wingrove J. Creighton, 39, of La Grande Princesse, was arrested at 6:54 p.m. […]
Greasy Spoon Owner Who Claimed $500K In Payroll Cops Plea To PPP Bank Fraud
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Back Street diner owner who claimed to have 15 employees and a nearly $500,000 payroll pleaded guilty to bank fraud after IRB revealed that the woman had no official employees on the books. Mashama Ferdinand, 38, of St. Thomas pleaded guilty to wire fraud affecting a financial institution before U.S. Magistrate […]
St. Thomas Man Who Stole $300K From His Father’s Security Company Pleads Guilty
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who stole $300,000 from his businessman father and tried to hide that fact by funneling the money through various bank accounts — admitted his guilt in federal court, authorities said. Lenroy Ravalier Jr., 29, pleaded guilty to bank fraud in U.S. District Court on St. Thomas, U.S. Attorney […]