Two men charged in Lebanon County post office burglary

CORNWALL, Pa. (WHTM) — The two men accused of breaking into a Lebanon County post office have been charged.

Juan Jose Rodriguez Tejeda, 22, of Luzerne County, and Angel Luis Carrasco Marinez, 20, of Carbon County, were indicted on federal conspiracy to burglarize a post office, burglarizing a post office, and bank fraud charges this week.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office accuses the men of planning to burglarize multiple post offices across central and eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey between May and August, including the Cornwall post office.

In the burglaries, the duo made off with checks Rodriguez Tejeda altered to deposit into his account.

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The U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigated the matter.

Anyone wanting to report stolen mail can file a complaint with the United States Postal Inspection Service online at uspis.gov , or by calling 877-876-2455 .

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