Mail Carrier Tried To Steal $55 Check Meant For Stamps: Cops

MULBERRY, FL — A 24-year-old Florida mail carrier is facing criminal charges after he allegedly tried to steal a $55 check made out to the postmaster.

Jason Foster, II, was charged with uttering forged instruments and related offenses following his arrest earlier this month by the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

"Mr. Foster obtained the check while he was carrying out his duties as the postal carrier," court documents said. "The purpose of the check was to pay for stamps."

Court documents said a Mulberry woman placed the check in her outgoing mail to buy 100 stamps that cost 55 cents each.

She never got her stamps but Foster allegedly cashed the check at an Amscot store using his postal badge and Florida driver's license as identification.

"The check is endorsed with Mr. Foster's signature," according to court documents. "Mr. Foster provided his employer information as working for the United States Postal Service to Amscot."

After deducting its fee, Amscot paid out $49.55 on the check.

"On 11/07/2019 an interview with Mr. Foster was conducted in which he confessed to the above mentioned crimes post Miranda," court documents added. "Mr Foster was placed under arrest and transported to the Polk County jail without incident."

The Polk County Sheriff's Office poked fun at the case on the agency's Facebook page this week: "Jason’s ruse was convincing, and the check was cashed," the agency penned. "After all, nobody would be crazy enough to put a good career on the line by stealing $55 while showing their own real identification and providing their own signature. Right?"