Crime

Surveillance Footage Shows Magens Bay Cashier Reprinting Receipts and Pocketing Funds, Police Say

ST. THOMAS — A months-long investigation into an alleged receipt-reprinting scheme at Magens Bay Beach has led to the arrest of a former cashier accused of embezzling money from the authority’s daily revenues, according to court documents. The case centers on what investigators describe as a deliberate system of reprinted receipts and unreported cash transactions that allowed the employee to skim funds while keeping end-of-day records balanced. The matter first surfaced in January when Magens Bay Authority management received a report of suspicious behavior by then-cashier Renee George President. According to the court documents, the office manager observed President accept money from a taxi driver without entering the transaction or issuing a receipt. She informed the general manager, who reviewed surveillance footage. Both employees later told police they saw video of Ms. President “stealing money from the end-of-day cash.” Additional footage allegedly revealed a pattern. Ms. Presi...