A 25-year-old St. Thomas woman was arrested Tuesday in connection with swindling a 68-year-old woman of more than $14,000, the V.I. Police Department reported.
Insular Investigation officers on St. Thomas arrested Tasia Laviscount Tuesday and charged her with forgery, aiding and abetting, obtaining money by false pretense, grand larceny and aggravated identity theft.
The arrests were made aftera police investigation indicated Laviscount had made unauthorized transactions from the bank account of the victim.
Police said Laviscount made unauthorized wire transfers to her bank account, used the ATM to withdraw cash and forged at least two checks from the victim’s bank accounts. Those transactions included transferring funds from a 2010 income tax refund check in the amount of $5,277, a 2009 Social Security check in the amount of $713, a 2009 bank wire transfer of $1,755, two personal checks totaling $2,000 and three ATM withdrawals in February 2008 totaling $4,700.
Police said Laviscount was able to access the victim’s bank records because she was a frequent visitor to the victim’s home. Laviscount listed her address as the Bethany Shelter on the arrest report. Her bail was set at $25,000, and she was remanded to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections pending further court action.
