Man And Woman Arrested And Jailed After Allegedly Being Caught In Casino Swindling Scheme

ST. CROIX -- The Virgin Islands Police Department's Economic Crime Unit on Friday arrested a man and woman, who had allegedly teamed up to swindle money from the Divi Carina Bay Casino, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced on Saturday. Police first arrested the male suspect, 49-year-old Wayne Scott at about 12:49 p.m. in Estate Slob located in mid-island. About 5:48 p.m. the same day, they arrested the female suspect, 27-year-old Carissa Felix, a former dealer at the Divi Carina Bay Casino. According to the release, in August, detectives from the Economic Crime Unit (E.C.U.) initiated an investigation after the casino reported that Ms. Felix, who was a dealer at the gambling house at the time, was setting the deck of cards in Mississippi Stud Poker to favor Mr. Scott and thereby intentionally giving him advantageous hands. Both suspects were charged with four counts of swindling and cheating and four counts of obtaining money by false pretense. Ms. Felix saw a...