Greenwood man charged with altering checks totaling $17,000

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Delaware State Police arrested 21-year-old Brayan Ramirez of Greenwood on fraud-related charges late last week.

On August 29, troopers were called to Mechanical Welding LLC, at 16750 Oak Road, Bridgeville. The investigation revealed that the business’ bank account had recorded numerous fraudulently cashed checks between March and July 2023.

Troopers determined that a former employee, Brayan Ramirez, cashed checks by a mobile deposit from 2019 to 2020. He then altered those same checks in 2023 and cashed them again. The total amount of the duplicated checks was more than $17,000.

Ramirez was taken into custody at his residence without incident and taken to Seaford Police Department, where he was charged with the following crimes:

Ramirez was arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 3 and released on his own recognizance.