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VIPD NEWS RELEASE - 050523-146 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
May 5, 2023  
 
Fraudulent Rental Agreement Gets Man Arrested for Fraud 
St. Thomas, USVI - On September 27, 2022, detectives from the Economic Crime Unit 
initiated an investigation into Lloyd S. Bergan. The investigation revealed that Lloyd S. 
Bergan drafted a fraudulent rental agreement for an apartment at Dronnigens Gade St. 
Thomas, Virgin Islands. Mr. Bergan did not reside, own, or had permission to rent/lease the 
apartment and received money for a security deposit and the first month's rent. 
On May 4, 2023, at approximately 11:25 a.m., detectives from the Virgin Islands Police 
Department's Economic Crime Unit executed an arrest warrant on 65-year-old Lloyd S. 
Bergan. Mr. Bergan was charged with Obtaining Money by False Pretense and Grand 
Larceny. He was unable to post the $75,000.00 bail at the time of the arrest and was turned 
over to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advise of rights hearing. 
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