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A 35-year-old Deltona ex-convict is accused of using his 73-year-old mother to cash checks he had allegedly stolen from several businesses so he could leave the country. He has been charged with organized scheme to defraud and a probation violation.

According to Volusia County deputies, the suspect was stopped last Wednesday and learned he had booked a flight to Puerto Rico. He allegedly told police he knew they were looking for him and he was planning to hide in the jungle to avoid going back to prison. He was on probation for a previous fraud violation.

The suspect also denied he had stolen any checks. He said they were payments for selling cocaine he received from one of the alleged victims of check theft. The check theft victim's wife said her husband was a postal worker who has never even received a speeding ticket.

Police allege the suspect stole the checks from the car wash where he was employed after the victims took their car there. His mother then tried to cash the check at a Compare Supermarket. She was allegedly aware the checks had been stolen and was subsequently arrested. She is charged with grand theft and passing a counterfeit bill. She was released on bail.

The suspect has spent time in prison before on a robbery charge and was on probation after pleading no contest to cocaine possession.

If you have been charged with fraud or possession in the Orange
County or Orlando, Florida area, or anywhere else in the state of Florida, please contact the experienced criminal defense attorneys at the Umansky Law Firm today for an initial and free case consultation.