BRENTWOOD — A Wells, Maine, man accused of duping a Seacoast couple with counterfeit money orders has been indicted on theft and forgery charges.

Dylan Lorenson, 19, of 38 Stephen Eaton Lane is being held at the Rockingham County jail, as he awaits arraignment on the latest set of theft charges against him.

A grand jury indicted Lorenson on two counts of theft by deception and a single count of forgery.

Police say Lorenson was out on bail for two prior felony theft cases when he allegedly took roughly $1,950 from the Portsmouth couple.

Lorenson had the couple deposit two money orders into their checking account in exchange for money — knowing the money orders were counterfeit, prosecutors said.

The exchange happened on Dec. 21.

It was the second of two ruses Lorenson allegedly pulled inside of a month.

On Nov. 28, Lorenson also got $4,000 in cash from Kennebunk Savings in Portsmouth by giving them a forged check, indictments say.

The check was drawn on a United Commercial Bank account and made payable to Lorenson, according to prosecutors.

Lorenson allegedly forged the check to make it look like it came from the American TCM Society — a professional organization that promotes traditional Chinese Medicine, according to an indictment.

Portsmouth police began looking for Lorenson in June after they learned about the theft from the Portsmouth couple. He was arrested a short time later.

Police in Wells, Maine, said Lorenson was wanted for a similar scheme in their town.

The theft charges are class A felonies punishable by up to 7 ½ to 15 years in state prison. The forgery charge carries up to 3½ to 7 years in state prison if Lorenson is convicted by a jury.

Lorenson will be arraigned on the charges later this month in Rockingham County Superior Court.

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