Crime

Man Accused of Worthless Check Fraud in Crowley Shipment Returned to St. Croix

ST. CROIX — A 52-year-old man accused of using a worthless check to pay for a Crowley shipment was returned to St. Croix last week after being taken into custody in Illinois on an outstanding Virgin Islands warrant, according to the V.I. Police Department. Police said the case began on February 20, when detectives with the Economic Crimes Unit opened an investigation into Mohammad Suid. According to VIPD, the investigation found that Suid knowingly and designedly, by false or fraudulent representations or pretenses, defrauded Crowley of more than $2,000 by paying for a shipment of merchandise with a worthless check and causing additional fees to be incurred, resulting in a loss. As a result of the investigation, police said an arrest warrant for Suid was entered into the National Crime Information Center database. On March 18, he was apprehended in Illinois after deplaning a flight from Jordan because of the outstanding warrant, according to VIPD. Police said the department’s Extrad...