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AG Denise George: Lissette Algarin-Felix extradited and advised of rights for elder fraud

(U.S. Virgin Islands)- V.I. Attorney General Denise George announces that 52-year-old Lissette Algarin-Felix was advised of her rights and arraigned on September 12 on the formal charges of elder fraud filed by the Attorney General. She was extradited from Florida to face criminal charges by V.I. Dept. of Justice (VI DOJ) agents.  She, along with co-defendant, Ricardo Algarin, her brother, are accused of financial fraud and exploitation of an elderly man on St. Croix between 2018 & 2019 based on an investigation by the VI Department of Justice investigators. If convicted, she faces up to fifteen years in prison.

AG: Lissette Algarin-Felix arrested in Florida for financial exploitation of an elder adult on St. Croix

(U.S. Virgin Islands)- V.I. Attorney General Denise George announces the arrest and apprehension of a woman in Florida on a Virgin Islands Superior Court arrest warrant accusing her and a co-defendant of financial fraud and exploitation of an elderly man on St. Croix between 2018 & 2019, on behalf of V.I. Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents.