St. Croix Woman Arrested for Attempting to Cash Counterfeit Check with Forged Signature

A months-long investigation by the VIPD’s Economic Crimes Unit led to the arrest of Jazzmine Ferdinand, accused of trying to cash a counterfeit $2,090 check using a forged signature and her Florida ID at the Bank of St. Croix in April.

ST. CROIX — A 21-year-old woman has been arrested and charged after she allegedly attempted to cash a counterfeit check at the Bank of St. Croix earlier this year. The arrest follows an investigation launched by the V.I. Police Department’s Economic Crimes Unit on April 11 after a complaint was filed by a bank representative.

According to the VIPD, Jazzmine Ferdinand presented her Florida state driver’s license while trying to cash a check in the amount of $2,090.39. The check was made out against the account of a local business and, upon review, was found to contain forged signatures on the authorization line. Based on the evidence gathered during the investigation, police secured an arrest warrant for Ferdinand.

On Monday at approximately 2:15 p.m., Ferdinand voluntarily turned herself in at the Wilbur H. Francis Command Police Station. She was advised of her rights, served the arrest warrant, and taken into custody without incident. She was subsequently booked and charged with attempted obtaining money by false pretense, forgery, uttering or passing forged or counterfeited matters, passing or possession of forged bills or notes, attempted grand larceny, identity theft, access to computer for fraudulent purposes, and conspiracy.