THOMPSONTOWN — A Liverpool woman is facing felony forgery and related charges after Pennsylvania State Police alleged she participated in passing an altered money order and bad checks at a Juniata County business.

Oliviann Duran Strawser, 36, was arraigned Thursday before Magisterial District Judge Tracy L. Powell with forgery, multiple counts of criminal conspiracy and one count of bad checks.

According to an affidavit of probable cause, a man and woman entered the Oriental General Store in Susquehanna Township on Aug. 14, Aug. 26 and Aug. 27, 2024, and used checks and money orders to purchase merchandise. Police said the suspects were identified as Oliviann Snyder and David Snyder, with an address listed in Thompsontown.

During the investigation, police interviewed the store’s manager, who reported the business accepted checks and a money order from the pair before discovering the financial instruments were fraudulent. Investigators allege an original Money Network money order was altered and that checks written from David Snyder’s account were used to make purchases. Both checks were later returned for insufficient funds.

Police allege the altered money order originally was issued to David Snyder but was later modified. According to the affidavit, Snyder’s name was crossed out and “Oliviann” was written in the margin, while the payee information on the money order also appeared to have been altered. Investigators said the document originally appeared to be a $70 money order but had been changed to $200.

According to police, a $250 check was used on Aug. 26 and a $180 check was used on Aug. 27. The store sustained a $480 loss from the checks and an additional $200 loss from the altered money order, bringing the total loss to $680.

During the investigation, police interviewed a landlord who identified the suspect as Oliviann Strawser and reported she had previously attempted to pay rent using fraudulent checks issued from David Snyder’s account. The landlord also told investigators Strawser uses the last name Snyder on Facebook.

Strawser is charged with one count of forgery, six counts of criminal conspiracy and one count of bad checks.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 17 before Powell.