Vipd release 100422 25 year old woman arrested for passing forged bills and forgery
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT “To Protect and Serve” Office of the Commissioner AAF Justice Complex, 5400 Veterans Drive St. Thomas, 00802 * (340) 774-2211 Administrative Services Building 45 Mars Hill, Frederiksted St. Croix, 00840 * (340) 778-2211 www.vipd.vi.gov VIPD RELEASE- 10042022-273 For Immediate Media Distribution 25-YEAR-OLD WOMAN ARRESTED FOR PASSING FORGED BILLS AND FORGERY St. Croix, USVI- On April 19, 2018, Detectives from the Economic Crimes Unit launched an investigation involving fraudulent activity. The investigation revealed that Noemi Martinez cashed a counterfeit check prepared using the Virgin Islands Housing Authority account’s information, in the amount of $939.32 using her real identity while shopping at The Market, formally known as Plaza Extra West, to cash the check knowing that it was not issued to her. On October 3, 2022, Noemi Martinez turned herself in at the Wilbur H. Francis Command Police Station, where she was served an arrest warrant, and placed under arrest. …
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THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT “To Protect and Serve” Office of the Commissioner AAF Justice Complex, 5400 Veterans Drive St. Thomas, 00802 * (340) 774-2211 Administrative Services Building 45 Mars Hill, Frederiksted St. Croix, 00840 * (340) 778-2211 www.vipd.vi.gov VIPD RELEASE- 10042022-273 For Immediate Media Distribution 25-YEAR-OLD WOMAN ARRESTED FOR PASSING FORGED BILLS AND FORGERY St. Croix, USVI- On April 19, 2018, Detectives from the Economic Crimes Unit launched an investigation involving fraudulent activity. The investigation revealed that Noemi Martinez cashed a counterfeit check prepared using the Virgin Islands Housing Authority account’s information, in the amount of $939.32 using her real identity while shopping at The Market, formally known as Plaza Extra West, to cash the check knowing that it was not issued to her. On October 3, 2022, Noemi Martinez turned herself in at the Wilbur H. Francis Command Police Station, where she was served an arrest warrant, and placed under arrest. 25-year-old Noemi Martinez was then charged with Passing Forged Bills or Notes, Obtaining Money by False Pretenses, Forgery, Grand Larceny, and Identity Theft. The bail was set at $50,000; Unable to post bail, Martinez was remanded to the Bureau of Adult Corrections Facility pending an Advice of Rights Hearing scheduled for Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands. ###