On July 15, the Economic Crimes Unit initiated an investigation on St. Croix into Shaira Rivera for obtaining money by false pretense after she accessed a complainant’s Bank of America Visa debit card information without authorization, the V.I. Police Department reported.
Officers also investigated Rivera for making payments with the card to a friend’s Viya account and attempted purchases on her Amazon account, according to the police report.
The investigation led to the issuance of an arrest warrant for Rivera. On Friday, Rivera, 24, voluntarily surrendered at the QE IV Ferry, where she was served her arrest warrant, advised of her rights, and placed under arrest without incident. Following her arrest, Rivera was booked and charged with obtaining money by false pretenses, petit larceny, and access to computers for fraudulent purposes, the police report stated.
Bail for the alleged offenses was set at $20,000. Rivera was unable to post bail and was subsequently remanded to the John A. Bell Adult Correction Facility. An advice of rights hearing is scheduled for Monday, the report stated.
