Charles Daniel Young

09/24/1972 (“Defendant”), who asked M. L. If he could take a picture of his driver’s license in exchange for $20. Through investigation it was learned the Defendant was a participant in a scheme known as “Operation Homeless,” whereby the perpetrators would con homeless people into cashing fraudulent checks for them in exchange for a nominal amount of money. The Defendant was located and taken in for questioning. During questioning, the Defendant admitted to cashing checks in exchange for $50. The Defendant admitted cashing up to six checks at various banks between Alexandria, MN, and Fargo, ND. The Defendant recalled cashing a check in the amount of $14,000 at Bell Bank in Alexandria, MN. Young received $50 for this transaction, and the remainder was paid to an individual identified through surveillance and information obtained through search warrants as Gregory Ronald Doyles.

Doyles was observed driving a Nissan Rogue with a Florida license plate. Det. Swanson learned the license plate was associated with Enterprise Rental. Det. Swanson spoke with C. B., Fraud Manager at Bell Bank, who confirmed a fraudulent check was cashed on October 28, 2025, by the Defendant in the amount of $14,650.00. Later that day, Det. Swanson received a call from Frandsen Bank and Trust where it was reported that the Defendant cashed a fraudulent check at the institution on November 3, 2025. The account involved in this incident is tied to 4 more fraudulent check incidents, although different individuals were observed cashing the checks.

It was later learned that the Defendant also cashed checks for Doyles in Big Stone County and Otter Tail County. On December 4, 2025, Det. Swanson received records from Enterprise Rental located in Union City, GA. The records indicated the vehicle was rented by Richard Bodrick from Decatur, GA, using a Visa card. Richard Bodrick is an alias associated with Doyles. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: Pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 609.49, intentional failure to appear for duly scheduled court appearances may result in additional criminal charges in addition to any arrest warrant that may otherwise be issued by the Court.