An Owatonna woman has been charged with check forgery after she allegedly stole a money order from a rent drop box, according to Steele County Court documents.
Rosemary Reyes, 36, has been charged with two felony counts of check forgery in relation to a three months-long investigation that began when the victim reported that their money order from MoneyGram had been stolen from their apartment buildingâs rent drop box.
According to the criminal complaint, the victim reported the theft to the Owatonna Police Department on June 24. The money order totaling $853 had originally been placed in the beginning of May, but the victimâs landlord contacted them to say they had never received it. The victim said when they contacted MoneyGram they were informed a replacement had already been ordered by someone on May 12. Law enforcement discovered the money order was deposited at US Bank in Owatonna on May 14 and the name on the check was Reyesâ, according to the report.