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A former Smithville postal worker was arrested last month for her role in a check forgery scheme, according to authorities.
Dominique Tamez was arrested Feb. 25 after stealing or forging around $1.6 million in checks, according to the Bastrop County Sheriff ’s Office. The office had been working on the case with the U.S. Postal Service Office of the Inspector General and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service since July 2023, following reports of altered checks.
Reports stated checks never reached their intended destinations and were intercepted or altered before being deposited through mobile banking into accounts at Houston area banks.
The Sheriff ’s Office contacted the Postal Inspection Service once reports increased and a federal review was initiated. An investigation on the Smithville Post Office revealed evidence tying Tamez to a check forgery scheme as a key participant, officials said.
The case was presented to a Bastrop County Grand Jury in December. Tamez was indicted on multiple counts of fraudulent use or possession of identity information, a third-degree felony.
She has since been released from the Bastrop County Jail on an undisclosed bond amount.
