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VIPD RELEASE- 092622-268 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
 
 
September 26,2022  
 
25-Year-Old Man Arrested for Bank Fraud 
St. Croix, USVI- Jeremiah Cheatham was arrested after an investigation was 
initiated on January 18, 2022, by detectives from the Economic Crimes Unit.The 
investigation revealed that on three separate occasions, Jeremiah Cheatham wrote 
three checks against the victim’s First Bank checking account totaling $3,540.00 
and made several PayPal transactions, totaling $7,564.91, without her permission. 
This caused the victim to suffer a total loss of $11,104.91. 
On Monday, September 26, 2022, at approximately 8:00a.m., 25-year-old Jeremiah 
Cheatham turned himself in at the Wilbur H. Francis Command Police Station. At 
8:27a.m., Detectives of the Virgin Islands Police Department Economic Crimes 
Unit, executed an Arrest Warrant and placed Cheatham under arrest at the Wilbur 
H. Francis Command Police Station, without incident. Cheatham was charged with 
Forgery, Obtaining Money by False Pretense, Grand Larceny and Access to A 
Computer for Fraudulent Purposes. 
Cheatham was then processed and booked. Bail was set at $20,000.00. Unable to 
post bail Cheatham was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending an Advice 
of Rights Hearing scheduled, for Wednesday, September 28, 2022. 
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