A woman involved in a counterfeit check ring recently admitted to her role in the scheme, according to court documents.

Yasmene Johnson, 29, of Mount Laurel, admitted to aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit bank fraud under a plea agreement filed Nov. 18.

Her part in the scheme ran from January 2021 through February 2025 along with at least two others, investigators said.

Her two co-conspirators used arrow-shaped master keys that unlock blue mailboxes to steal checks from the mail, charging documents showed.

They then altered the names and increased the values on the checks before depositing them into their personal accounts.

The names were changed to match those of ring members or others recruited to provide their bank accounts for the deposits, federal prosecutors said

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