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Woman Uses VIHA Account To Go On $1,000 Shopping Spree At Plessen Supermarket

KINGSHILL — A woman with access to financial information for the government wrote a fraudulent check to herself for nearly $1,000 and then went grocery shopping in Estate Plessen. Noemi…

John McCarthy October 4, 2022

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Man Arrested For Allegedly Siphoning $11,000 From Woman’s Bank Account

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested after an eight-month-long investigation found that he siphoned more than $11,000 from a woman's bank account. Jeremiah Cheatham, 25, was arrested Monday…

John McCarthy September 27, 2022

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Light-Fingered Receptionist Uses Patient’s Credit Card To Make Purchases

FREDERIKSTED — A receptionist working in a medical office used a patient's credit card information to buy things for herself — under the guise of a past-due office bill. Solly…

John McCarthy September 2, 2022

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Woman Who Used Bank Float To Heist $20,000 Faces Grand Larceny Charge

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman who used a banking institution's own float against it to net almost $20.000 was arrested by police on Monday. Semone Rey, 30, was…

John McCarthy August 30, 2022

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St. Croix Woman Accused of Stealing $40,000 In PPP Scam

CHRISTIANSTED – Local investigators are learning money intended for businesses struggling during the pandemic was not always used for what it was intended for. The Economic Crime Unit initiated an investigation…

John McCarthy August 27, 2022

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Security Camera Surveillance Footage Assists Economic Crime Unit In Making Arrest

KINGSHILL — Detectives from the Economic Crimes Unit initiated a grand larceny investigation on February 1. The investigation revealed that Joseph Daniel Henschel entered a parked vehicle located in a…

John McCarthy March 18, 2022

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2 Women Go On Shopping Spree At Walmart With Stolen Credit Card: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two St. Thomas women were charged after allegedly going on a shopping spree at Walmart using a stolen credit card, authorities said. Imai Demming, 22, of Michael…

John McCarthy January 5, 2022

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Smithfield Man Arrested For Passing $1,440 In Counterfeit Checks: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — An unemployed St. Croix man was arrested Monday by detectives for passing more than $1,440 in counterfeit checks, authorities said. Javier Crispin, 34, of Smithfield, was arrested at…

John McCarthy September 14, 2021

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St. Croix Man Wanted For Allegedly Using Debit Card To Get Cash Without Permission

KINGSHILL — The VIPD's Economic Crime Unit said Monday it has an arrest warrant for a St. Croix man. Keith Drigo Jr., 28, of Strawberry Hill, is wanted by police…

VI Free Press May 11, 2021

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Williams Delight Man Arrested For Allegedly Using Senior’s Credit Card: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man is facing numerous charges after police said he targeted a senior citizen in order to make illicit purchases with their credit card without permission.…

VI Free Press May 6, 2021