SPRING VALLEY VILLAGE, Texas — A Houston-area woman said she lost more than $12,000 after her property tax check was allegedly stolen and altered in a potential check-washing scheme.
“You think you’re doing the right thing by walking it into the post office, and not just dropping it in a box somewhere,” said Kristina Vallee.
Vallee told KHOU 11 that the check was dropped off in person at a post office in the Memorial City area. She said the problem came to light when her husband checked their bank account to see whether their property tax payment had cleared…