Edgewater Man Guilty Of 51 Counts Of Forging Stolen Checks

EDGEWATER, MD — An Edgewater handyman was convicted of forging almost $17,000 worth of checks that he stole from the home of a customer, according to prosecutors. Charles Daniel Connors, 37, of Edgewater, was found guilty by an Anne Arundel County Circuit Court jury of theft between $10,000 and $100,0000, as well as 50 additional counts related to the creation, possession, and issuing of counterfeit documents.

"Mr. Connors committed the kind of crime that could happen to anyone, and each and every time he forged and cashed one of those 17 stolen checks, he re-victimized the homeowner," said Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Wes Adams in a press release. "This was an egregious abuse of the victim's trust and deserved to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."

A resident called Anne Arundel County Police on Dec. 28, 2016, to report check fraud. The victim said he had hired Connors as a handyman, and let Connors go inside his house unattended while working. When the victim noticed a large discrepancy in his bank account, he contacted the bank and discovered 17 checks written to Connors that were cashed from his account for a total loss of $16,370.

Following a two day trial, Connors was found guilty of theft between $10,000 and $100,0000, 16 counts of counterfeiting a private document, 17 counts of possession of a counterfeit document, and 17 counts of issuing a counterfeit document. Sentencing has not yet been scheduled.

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