Ten people, mostly from New Jersey, were arrested on Friday at the Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas by officers of the COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force and charged with uploading fraudulent documents to the territory’s travel portal.
According to the V.I. Police Department, officers arrested Savonne Hunter, age 38 of Lindenhood, NJ; Chalayaa Downing, age 29 of New Jersey; Sashay Clegg, age 36 of Morrisville, PA; Laurie Downing, age 60 of New Jersey; Kim Clegg, age 61; Deanna Brittingham, age 34 of New Jersey; Albonte Collins, age 51 of Pennsylvania; Daisy Fregoni, age 54 of Morrisville, PA; Michael Clegg, age 30 of New Jersey; and Raheem Thompson, age 24 of New Jersey.
All 10 individuals were charged with fraudulent claims upon the government, access to a computer for fraudulent purposes, use of false information and filing or recording forged instruments.
Bail for all 10 individuals was set at $5,500 each. They all posted 10 percent of the bail amount and were released, pending their advice of rights hearings.
