Oregon Department of Revenue employee Theodore Raymond Paulsen has been arrested and charged with Official Misconduct, two counts of Mail Theft, 1st Degree Theft, and Unlawful Possession Of Methamphetamine. Paulsen was caught allegedly forging money orders from a Klamath Falls marijuana shop, and cashing them for himself. Even though weed has been legalized in Oregon, the stores are still legally barred from getting official bank accounts, so they have to use money orders to pay their taxes and other official business.

KOBI TV reports:

“The payment due for December, we sent in January.” Notes (Ed) Medina. “We were notified about a month later that the payment wasn’t received.” The Oregon Department of Revenue sent Medina a letter demanding payment. Medina contacted postal inspectors, and police. “In the process, I had gotten copies of the money orders from Western Union, where I had purchased them – and so we had the names and addresses of the folks who cashed the money orders, obviously they had been altered.” TRENDING: BREAKING REPORT: President Trump to Nominate Amy Coney Barrett to Replace Ginsburg on the Supreme Court Thanks to Medina’s book keeping records, Salem Police were able to get a major break in the case. The investigation into the incident is continuing. Medina says Salem Police told him it appears there may have been other victims. Bob Estabrook of the Oregon Department of Revenue has confirmed that an employee was arrested Tuesday.

Though, at first, it appeared as though law enforcement agencies weren’t very interested in the case.

Oregon Cannabis Connection adds: