Jerrod Paul Hoeffling

On or about October 7, 2025, Officers from the Coon Rapids Police Department received a report of employee theft occurring at 10K Construction, a business located in the city of Coon Rapids, Anoka County, Minnesota. The owner of 10K Construction reported that former employee, JERROD PAUL HOEFFLING [DOB REDACTED], hereinafter “Defendant”, was employed with the company from on or about February 10, 2025, until October 3, 2025. The owner of 10K Construction reported that during this time, Defendant collected payments from customers who believed they were paying 10K Construction, but Defendant retained those payments meant for the company.

Defendant would also offer customers a discount for paying in cash and created fraudulent invoices to reflect payments made by the customers. The owner of 10K Construction confirmed that a cash discount is not a policy and that 10K Construction never received any of these cash or check payments collected by Defendant from customers of 10K Construction. One customer was identified as I. M., a resident of Otsego, Minnesota, whose total bill with 10K Construction was $102,958.87, for work on their home.

Officers reviewed text messages between the customer and Defendant, where Defendant told the customer they could pay cash for a discount. A review of the customer’s records showed $10,000 in cash and check payments were provided to the Defendant that were meant for 10K Construction and 10K Construction did not receive these payments: 1. On April 28, 2025, a $3,000, check was made out to 10K Construction or Defendant and provided to the defendant for payment. 2. On or about July 21, 2025, $1,000, was withdrawn from an ATM and the cash was provided to the Defendant for payment meant for 10K Construction. 3. On or about August 11, 2025, $1,000, was withdrawn from an ATM and the cash was provided to the Defendant for payment meant for 10K Construction. 4. On or about August 18, 2025, $3,000, was withdrawn and the cash was provided to the Defendant for payment meant for 10K Construction. 5. On or about September 26, 2025, $2,000, was withdrawn and the cash was provided to the Defendant for payment meant for 10K Construction.

From February 2025 to October 2025, Defendant’s bank accounts had large unaccounted-for deposits. Defendant made $81,000 worth of deposits during this time. In his US Bank account ending 3178, Defendant had $33,000 worth of deposits. One deposit was a check for $3,000 from customer I. M. One deposit was a check for $7,000 from customer G. S. The rest of the deposits were cash. In his JP Morgan Chase account, Defendant had $48,000 worth of deposits. One deposit was a check for $1,000 from customer E. D. The other deposits were all large cash amounts in perfectly round numbers.

Officers made contact with one customer, J. R. L., a resident of Blaine, Minnesota, who reported that she and her husband paid Defendant more than $65,000 in just cash directly for a project being completed by 10K Construction on their home. They also provided screenshots of text messages with Defendant where Defendant was advertising a cash discount and coordinating the pickup of the cash. This money was not received by 10K Construction. Upon investigation, officers discovered J. R. L., and her husband paid Defendant a total of $81,700 in cash and checks from on or about May 27, 2025, until on or about September 29, 2025. This money was not received by 10K Construction. 4 02-CR-26-1512 Filed in District Court State of Minnesota 3/16/2026 Another customer, B. D. C., a resident of Ham Lake, Minnesota, provided screenshots of text messages and emails with Defendant, in which Defendant advised that she made $17,000 in payments to Defendant that never went to 10K Construction.