THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT 
                            “To Protect and Serve” 
                           Office of the Commissioner 
 
AAF Justice Complex, 5400 Veterans Drive St. Thomas, 00802 * (340) 774-2211 
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VIPD RELEASE- 10042022-273 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
 
 
25-YEAR-OLD WOMAN ARRESTED FOR PASSING FORGED BILLS AND FORGERY 
 
St. Croix, USVI- On April 19, 2018, Detectives from the Economic Crimes Unit launched 
an investigation involving fraudulent activity. The investigation revealed that Noemi 
Martinez cashed a counterfeit check prepared using the Virgin Islands Housing Authority account’s 
information, in the amount of $939.32 using her real identity while shopping at The Market, formally 
known as Plaza Extra West, to cash the check knowing that it was not issued to her.  
  
On October 3, 2022, Noemi Martinez turned herself in at the Wilbur H. Francis Command Police 
Station, where she was served an arrest warrant, and placed under arrest. 25-year-old 
Noemi Martinez was then charged with Passing Forged Bills or Notes, Obtaining Money by False 
Pretenses, Forgery, Grand Larceny, and Identity Theft.  
  
The bail was set at $50,000; Unable to post bail, Martinez was remanded to the Bureau of Adult 
Corrections Facility pending an Advice of Rights Hearing scheduled for Wednesday, October 5, 
2022, at the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands.  
 
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