A former Liberty VI employee has been arrested following an investigation into the embezzlement of more than $20,000, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported.
The VIPD’s Economic Crime Unit launched its investigation on Feb. 27 after receiving a report that an employee had issued fraudulent credits to customer accounts. Investigators later identified the employee as Khadijah Smith, who admitted to processing unauthorized credits to customers, including herself, according to the police report.
Smith voluntarily surrendered to detectives Monday, where she was arrested and charged with embezzlement by an employee. Her bail was set at $200,000. She was transported to the Richard N. Callwood Command for booking and processing before being remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending her advice of rights hearing on Tuesday in Superior Court, the police report stated.
