ST. CROIX — A second individual has been arrested in connection with the alleged defrauding of a 90-year-old man out of $100,000 in what authorities describe as a calculated financial scheme carried out at Oriental Bank. The V.I. Police Department’s Economic Crimes Unit on Tuesday arrested 44-year-old Mylon Allen of La Grange, who investigators say played a central role in assisting former Oriental Bank teller Jahmaira Farrell in accessing and misappropriating the elderly victim’s funds.
According to VIPD Director of Communications Glen Dratte, Allen, identified by police as the accomplice in the fraud, reportedly received the fraudulent $100,000 manager’s check issued by Farrell using the victim’s account. The check was deposited into Allen’s Banco Popular de Puerto Rico account, after which $60,386.49 was wired to Metro Motors Management Incorporation in Florida for the purchase of a 2022 blue Acura MDX. The vehicle is registered in Farrell’s name. Investigators say Allen also issued a $30,000 check to Farrell, which she deposited into her personal Bank of St. Croix account. The remaining $9,613.51 was reportedly spent by Allen directly through Banco Popular.
The VIPD launched its investigation on January 29, 2025, after the victim’s niece, Roxanne Richards, discovered the suspicious financial activity while reviewing her uncle Lennox Cato’s banking records. She filed a formal complaint, triggering what has since developed into a dual-track legal case involving both criminal prosecution and a civil lawsuit against Oriental Bank.
According to the police, an arrest warrant for Allen was issued following the findings of the investigation. On June 10, Allen voluntarily surrendered at the Wilbur H. Francis Command Police Station. He was advised of his rights, served with the warrant, and placed under arrest without incident. Allen was booked and charged with obtaining money by false pretense, forgery, uttering or passing forged or counterfeited matters, possession of forged bills or notes, grand larceny, aggravated identity theft, conspiracy, access to a computer for fraudulent purposes, participating in fraud on creditors, and financial exploitation of an elderly or dependent adult.
Bail for Allen was initially set at $20,000. However, Magistrate Judge Venetia Velazquez granted him permission to post just $800 toward his release. Allen was subsequently released and is scheduled to appear for his Advice of Rights hearing on Wednesday at the V.I. Superior Court.
Allen’s arrest closely follows that of Jahmaira Farrell, who was taken into custody on June 9. Farrell now faces the same charges and remains at the John A. Bell Adult Correctional Facility after failing to post her $35,000 bail. The case continues to draw attention following the filing of a civil lawsuit by Roxanne Richards on behalf of her uncle, accusing Oriental Bank of negligence and failure to protect elderly clients from financial exploitation. The lawsuit, pending in Superior Court, seeks compensatory, treble, and punitive damages.
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