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Contractor Re-Arrested On Fraud Charges After Bilking 5 People Out of $238,262

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas contractor who was arrested earlier this year, was re-arrested on additional charges Monday morning after police said they received multiple reports that he had…

John McCarthy December 14, 2022

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Woman Who Took Her Alzheimer’s-Suffering Father To Bank To Steal $1,000 Charged

KINGSHILL — A St. Croix woman who was captured on video stealing $1,000 from her Alzheimer's Disease-suffering father was charged with fraud and grand larceny, authorities said. Wanda Reyes, 45,…

John McCarthy December 9, 2022

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Detectives Break Up $1,000 Fraudulent Check Scheme Devised By 2 St. Croix Men

FREDERIKSTED — Detectives from the Economic Crimes Unit disrupted a fraudulent check cashing scheme devised by two St. Croix men that netted $1,000, authorities said. The ECU investigation revealed that…

John McCarthy December 3, 2022

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St. Thomas Woman Arrested For Re-Routing Credit Union Deposits Into Her Own Account

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas Credit Union employee was arrested for allegedly taking members' deposits and putting them in her own personal checking account. Khadijah Smith, 27, of St.…

John McCarthy November 20, 2022

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St. Thomas Woman Extradited From Kentucky After Allegedly Forging $9,000 In Checks

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman was extradited from Kentucky after authorities said she worked with an accomplice to steal a checkbook and write nearly $9,000 in forged checks…

John McCarthy November 10, 2022