Crime

Woman Extradited to St. Croix After Allegedly Defrauding Elderly Victim of $26,000

ST. CROIX — A 53-year-old woman accused of defrauding an elderly victim of more than $26,000 has been extradited to the territory to face multiple charges, according to the V.I. Police Department. According to the police report, the case dates back to May 27, 2022, when the Economic Crimes Unit began investigating a complaint of Obtaining Money by False Pretenses filed by an elderly resident. Investigators discovered that Andrea Hull-King unlawfully registered her relative’s Banco Popular de Puerto Rico account for online access. Because the relative’s name had already been added to the complainant’s account as a co-depositor, Hull-King was able to access both accounts. Between October 2021 and January 2022, detectives said Hull-King transferred $26,730 from the accounts to her personal account, also held at Banco Popular, using online banking. Following the investigation, an arrest warrant was issued for Hull-King and entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) databa...