A St. Thomas woman has been charged with grand larceny and embezzlement after allowing customers to leave her place of employment without paying for merchandise, the V.I. Police Department reported.
On Jan. 26, the Economic Crime Unit initiated an investigation into embezzlement, a complaint filed by Home Depot. The complainant, on behalf of Home Depot, stated that a former employee allowed numerous individuals to walk out of the store with unpaid merchandise, according to the police report.
The investigation into the complaint revealed that Makea Grant, 26, an employee of Home Depot, intentionally allowed persons to leave the store with unpaid merchandise that exceeded four thousand dollars, the police report stated.
On Thursday, Grant was arrested and charged with embezzlement by clerks, agents, and employees and grand larceny, the report stated.
Grant’s bail was set in the amount of $35,000. Unable to post bail, she was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending her advice of rights hearing scheduled for Friday at the Superior Court, police said.
