On or about September 20, 2025, an Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office deputy was dispatched to take a report of a forged check. The victim reported that over the last several months, she had noticed that checks and their corresponding carbon copies were missing from her checkbook. At first she thought it was a printing error from the check manufacturer. There were approximately seven checks missing, which her bank statements showed were written to JUDY LYNN HUNTER, [DOB REDACTED], the defendant. The victim banks in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
The check dates spanned from April 30, 2025 to September 12, 2025, and totaled $3,487.56. The victim [NAME REDACTED] did not write these checks to the defendant. The victim noted discrepancies with how these checks were written and how the victim [NAME REDACTED]. The defendant worked for the victim as a care attendant. The defendant started working for the family through a formal agency, and then after the passing of the victim’s husband, continued to work for the victim through a private agreement.
The agreement covered a rate per hour for services and mileage. The victim [NAME REDACTED] has never given permission for the defendant to write checks from the victim’s checkbook. At times the victim had given the defendant permission to use her debit card, but when permission was given the victim was provided with a receipt from the transaction. The victim and the victim’s family stated the defendant would have had access to the victim’s checkbook while in the victim’s home in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
The deputy also spoke with the defendant at her home in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. The defendant admitted having access to the victim’s checkbook, but denied ever writing checks to herself or ever writing a check out of the checking account or checkbook. A subpoena showed that the checks in question were deposited into the defendant’s banking account. A detective spoke with the defendant by telephone. The defendant described her job as a care attendant for the victim. The defendant stated she was paid through checks and occasionally cash, as well as reimbursed for items purchased for the victim.
The defendant stated she would sometimes write out checks for the victim due to the victim’s difficulty writing, and then the victim [NAME REDACTED]. The defendant claimed the victim [NAME REDACTED]. The defendant said that the victim kept detailed records about the payments to the defendant and the defendant’s hours worked. The detective spoke with the victim’s daughter, who said that the victim does not even let her children write out the victim’s checks. It was again noted that even the carbon copies of the questioned checks had been removed from the victim’s checkbook.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 609.49, intentional failure to appear for duly scheduled court appearances may result in additional criminal charges, and in addition to any arrest warrant that may otherwise be issued by the Court.
