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Vibert Morgan an alleged Credit Card thief

Vibert Morgan being led away back to Her Majesty's Prison, Balsum Ghut yesterday November 20, 2014 after the first day of his trial. Photo: VINO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Victim of a credit card theft Mr Michael Wood is convinced that he had caught the culprit who he testified in the Magistrate’s Court worked at a local gas station here in the Virgin Islands.

Yesterday November 20, 2014 before Magistrate Ayana Baptiste DaBreo and his Attorney at Law Mr Stephen R. Daniels, Vibert Morgan pleaded not guilty to two counts of theft as it related to a credit card illegal and unauthorized usage.

Mr Wood was the holder of the card which he said had shown several instances of unauthorized usage. In taking the witness stand in court yesterday Mr Wood said that he was struck when receiving his credit card statement on April 19, 2014.

He said on the statement credited to his account were two charges to LIAT dated March 12th or 13th which neither he nor his wife used or intended to use LIAT for any flight. There were other suspicious charges to the account with purchases made on Amazon but those charges were not made against the defendant.

Mr Wood said that recognizing the unauthorized charges and confirming with his wife Yorimi Wood, he called LIAT and asked for details of the charges to his account. “And I determined that the person who used my care to purchase a ticket was Vibert Morgan,” he testified.

Having learnt the name of the person who used the card Mr Wood said that he then proceeded to searching social media and found the name of Vibert Morgan as being someone who worked at a local gas station, one where his wife had used the card as she is so authorized by him to do.

He then retrieved the photo of the person said to be Vibert Morgan from social media, showed it to his wife who acknowledged that it was the very person who had serviced her the day she last used the card at a gas station.

This led him to contact the credit card company and cancelled the card and then he proceeded to make a report to the Royal Virgin Islands’ Police Force (RVIPF).

As the trial continues Vibert Morgan remains behind bars at Her Majesty’s Prison, Balsum Ghut.

16 Responses to “Vibert Morgan an alleged Credit Card thief”

  • raggfie (21/11/2014, 09:14) Like (3) Dislike (15) Reply
    more of this will happen as NDP got the place hut
  • wow (21/11/2014, 09:32) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    wow not even the gas station attendants we can trust these days? I'm using ATM cards only as of today.
  • hmmmmmm (21/11/2014, 09:52) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    call olivia pope...... You Never Know, maybe partna wife buy him the ticket for services rendered...lmao
  • clown (21/11/2014, 10:00) Like (5) Dislike (2) Reply
    What a moo moo!! Using the card to purchase a ticket is the dumbest crime ever!!!!
  • bvi (21/11/2014, 10:01) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    Someone tried to use my debit card this week, but Scotiabank quickly cancelled the card and called me in to get a new temporary card.
  • son of the soil (21/11/2014, 10:16) Like (10) Dislike (11) Reply
    These theifing arse island people.
    • Hmm (21/11/2014, 11:49) Like (16) Dislike (0) Reply
      U all from here are the same theifing badminded set island people tortola is an island and it located in the caribbean
  • Yes (21/11/2014, 10:17) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
    After he finish his sentence we will give him a free flight on LIAT.
  • ID NEEDED (21/11/2014, 10:44) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply

    When u ask people for ID when using a Debit or Credit Card some of them does get so p..s off

  • Joc (21/11/2014, 12:44) Like (0) Dislike (6) Reply
    So you are saying that LIAT did not check the passport against the credit card to see if the names match up?? I am just saying LIAT did not show responsiblity on there end either.
  • please (21/11/2014, 13:52) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    Anyone can buy a ticket on any airline for someone else, the names do not need to match. I often use my credit cards to buy airline tickets for friends and they give me the cash.
  • VG (21/11/2014, 15:13) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
    It never say he took the credit card from the person and buy the tickets he could of paid some to purchase tickets for him and they had the card and purchase it in his name aryo mudda scunts running down the same island people who keeping Tortola alive if all island people leave tortola wat going become if tola
    • We say (21/11/2014, 21:26) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
      @VG. No respect. U mama should a Wupp you with button wood. Schupes.
  • Adieu (21/11/2014, 18:18) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Send this updeislun thieving waste back to his homeland. We do not need his kinda parasitic contribution.
  • Raw digger (22/11/2014, 00:09) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Boi I had always tell big daddy u was worthless .......when u think God sleeping he's wide awake
  • born here (25/11/2014, 10:43) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    meh son he look like Hastick..lol


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