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VIPD NEWS RELEASE - 100923-322 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
 
Woman Faces Fraud and Theft Charges After  
Cashing Stolen Money Orders  
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands – On May 5, 2022, the Economic Crime Unit in 
conjunction with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service initiated an investigation into a report of 
Obtaining Money by False Pretenses. The complainant on behalf of Royal American 
Management, reported that a former employee stole money orders belonging to residents of 
the Amalie Terrace Apartment Complex. Investigation into the complaint revealed that Ms. 
Jalessa Carr intentionally cashed and deposited more than fifteen thousand dollars of money 
orders into her personal bank accounts. 
On October 9, 2023, 34-year-old Jalessa Carr was arrested and charged with the crimes, 
Obtaining Money by False Pretenses (26 counts), Grand Larceny, Embezzlement by 
Fiduciary and Embezzlement by Employee pursuant to an arrest warrant issued on October 6, 
2023, by the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands. 
Based on the incident, Ms. Carr’s bail was set in the amount of $20,000.00. She was 
transported to the Richard N. Callwood Command where she was processed and remanded to 
the Bureau of Corrections pending Advise of Rights hearing scheduled for Wednesday, 
October 11, 2023, at the Superior Court. 
 
 
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