The Caroline Sheriff’s Office says two people were charged with check fraud on Tuesday in connection with several incidents at several post offices in the county.
A press release says a deputy went to the Bowling Green Post Office on April 8th for a reported fraud incident. An employee noticed a man and a woman trying to buy a large number of stamps using a check. Both matched descriptions made during previous, similar incidents at other post offices.
The Sheriff’s Office says 33-year-old Ernest Johnson from Greenbelt, Maryland, and a 26-year-old Mariela Osorio-Aguerdo from Worcester, Massachusetts face charges at the Bowling Green, Ruther Glen and Carmel Church Post Offices.
The Sheriff’s Office says Osorio-Aguerdo was charged with several crimes in relation to check fraud, identity theft, possessing false identification and obstructing. Johnson was charged with aiding check fraud.
Both Osorio-Aguerdo and Johnson were taken to Pamunkey Regional Jail but were later released on a $1,500 unsecured bond.
The press release says this investigation also involves the U.S. Postal Service and may have connections to similar cases outside of Caroline County.
