A St. Thomas woman was arrested this week after an investigation revealed she allegedly altered a check from her employer and cashed it for more than $2,000, the Virgin Islands Police Department announced.
The VIPD’s Economic Crimes Unit began investigating the case on Aug. 18, after Fort Knoxx Security reported that employee Daliqua Moses had been contracted to provide security during the St. John Celebration festivities. The company told police that Moses was originally issued a check for $192 but that she allegedly altered it before negotiating it at a local bank for more than $2,000, according to the police report.
Investigators also determined that Moses filed a fraudulent wage claim with the Virgin Islands Labor Department, asserting that Fort Knoxx Security owed her additional pay, police said.
According to VIPD, Special Operations officers conducted a traffic stop Wednesday during which Moses, 27, was taken into custody by the Economic Crimes Unit. She was charged with forgery, uttering or passing forged or counterfeit documents, making and passing fictitious bills, and grand larceny.
Police said Moses’ bail was set at $250,000. She was booked, processed at the Richard N. Callwood Command, and remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending an advice of rights hearing.
