THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT            
AAF Justice Complex, 5400 Veterans Drive St. Thomas, 00802 * Administrative services building 45 
Mars Hill, Frederiksted St. Croix, 00840 * (340) 774-2211(St. Thomas) ~ (340) 778-2211 (St. Croix) 
PRESS RELEASE 070722-169 
For Media Distribution 
July 07, 2022  
 
Man Arrested on Forgery and Grand Larceny Charges 
Christiansted, St. Croix- On October 5, 2021, Detectives from the Economic Crimes Unit 
received a complaint by Titan Service Gas Station’s owners about stolen checks. 
The investigation revealed that Claudio Ponce unlawfully passed twelve stolen business 
checks totaling the amount of $13,750.00, which were written against the Farmmed 
Resources LLC and Ten Sleepless Knights Incorporation business accounts. The evidence 
showed that Ponce also forged the owners’ signatures on the checks.  
On July 7, 2022, at 11:29 a.m., Detectives from the Economic Crimes Unit executed an 
arrest warrant at the John A. Bell Correctional Facility, where Claudio Ponce 55-years-old 
is being detained for an unrelated matter. Ponce was placed under arrest without incident, 
and charged for Obtaining Money by False Pretense, Grand Larceny, and Forgery.  
The bail was set at $20,000 for the alleged crime. Unable to post bail Claudio Ponce was 
remanded back to the Bureau of Adult Corrections Facility pending, Advice of Rights 
Hearing scheduled for Friday, July 8, 2022, at the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands.  
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