On Friday, 74-year-old Millener Rogers was arrested for the fraudulent use of a credit card after an investigation revealed that he had withdrawn more than $40,000 from a deceased woman’s account, the V.I. Police Department reported.
The account, which was left to the woman’s granddaughter, was accessed by Rogers, who was aware of the inheritance. According to the Economic Crime Unit’s investigation, Rogers had possession of the deceased’s debit card and made several unauthorized withdrawals over time.
Rogers turned himself in to detectives from the Economic Crime Unit on Friday morning. He was arrested and charged with the fraudulent use of a credit card. His bail was set at $75,000. Rogers was then transported to the Richard N. Callwood Command, where he was booked and processed. Following his arrest, he was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending an advise of rights hearing, the police report stated.
