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A corrupt roomate...

I have a roommate that has preferred for the last 8 months that he be the only one to have a key to the mailbox. I never really questioned it because my mail was always delivered promptly. That is until I noticed a check from the government that I receive every month wasn't coming in. I called the office that mails the check and they told me it was indeed mailed and had actually been cashed. I never received the check nor did I ever cash it. It wasn�t until I received the copy of the check that I realized my roommate was the guilty party. The signature on the check and the one on his passport were two in the same and it was cashed at his bank. I confronted him about it and he is completely denying it! He said that his bank doesn�t take third party checks and if he did indeed cash it, they would make him put his thumb print on it. I then asked him to get a copy of his bank statement for me to review to prove his innocents and he said his bank could not give him a copy of his bank statement past 60 days and that they would need to order his statement from there corporate office in Oregon. How do I prove he is the one who opened my mail, forged my signature and stole my money? Can I put his behind in jail for this?

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