On May 8, 2025, Carver County Sheriff’s Deputy Gutknect responded to reports of a purse theft in Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota. Victim, an adult female fully identified in police reports, reported that she was playing with her children at Minnewasta Regional Park at approximately 6:45 PM. Upon returning to her vehicle, Victim noticed that her small backpack with her wallet was no longer in the vehicle. Victim [NAME REDACTED] was locked but did not observed any damage to the vehicle. The estimated value of the backpack and wallet totaled $200. Victim [NAME REDACTED] was missing additional items from the backpack including her driver’s license, three debit cards, a credit card, a pair of prescription glasses, and $20 in cash.
Deputy Gutknect asked Victim [NAME REDACTED] was any suspicious activity on her bank accounts or credit card. On May 21, 2025, Deputy Gutknect received an envelope from Victim that contained three fraudulent checks that were written out to Victim dated May 11, 2025. The total amount withdrawn from Victim’s account with the three fraudulent checks was $13,638. On May 28, 2025, Deputy Gerber was assigned to perform a follow up investigation regarding the check fraud. On June 2, 2025, Deputy Gerber received records and surveillance footage from US Bank regarding each of the fraudulent checks.
Deputy Gerber’s analysis revealed the following: Check #4369 was cashed at a US Bank branch in Minnetonka, Minnesota, on May 13, 2025, in the amount of $4,469. The suspect who cashed the check was wearing a green and white jacket and used Victim’s ID to cash the check. Check #3005 was cashed at a US Bank branch in Plymouth, Minnesota, on May 13, 2025, in the amount of $4769. A new suspect who cashed the check was wearing a green and white jacket and used Victim’s ID to cash the check. Check #4370 was cashed at a US Bank branch in Wayzata, Minnesota, on May 13, 2025, in the amount of $4400. The suspect who cashed the check was wearing a green and white jacket and used Victim’s ID to cash the check.
The suspects that cashed each check appeared to be wearing the same green and white jacket. On October 22, 2025, Carver County Sheriff’s Deputy Rosholt performed a follow up investigation on the check fraud and identity theft in this case. Deputy Rosholt learned from Crime Analyst Carlson that a suspect in similar cases around the metro are had been identified as AMANDA MARIE LEIBLE [DOB REDACTED]. Deputy Rosholt learned that Lieble was arrested on August 18, 2025, in Lauderdale, Florida for attempting to cash a forged check and was the suspect in a check forgery case in Lake St. Louis, Missouri, in September 2025. Deputy Rosholt compared Lieble’s booking photo from Florida to the surveillance footage from US Bank.
Deputy Rosholt found that Lieble matched the appearance of the suspect that cashed checks #3005 and #4370. Deputy Rosholt further obtained information related to an investigation for identity theft in Dallas County, Iowa. Based on the information in that file, Deputy Rosholt was able to confirm Lieble as the person who cashed checks #3005 and #4370. In a selfie photo from the file, Lieble photographed herself wearing the same green and white jacket that was used in the fraudulent cashing of Victim’s checks in Minnesota.
