On November 17, 2025, Detective Rademacher with the Rochester Police Department was assigned a check theft case. Community Service Officer (CSO) Peterson previously took a report from the employee of a business whose checks had been stolen and cashed by mobile deposit. The business, fully identified in police reports (hereinafter “Victim Business”), is a catering business located in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota. Victim Business had provided services at an event located in downtown Rochester.
Following the event, six checks were mobile deposited into the accounts of two individuals that did not provide services to Victim Business. Detective Rademacher reviewed the six checks stolen from Victim Business. One check was mobile deposited into an account owned by an adult male, fully identified in police reports (hereinafter “Witness #1”). Witness #1 deposited Check #23589 for $3,629.14 on November 3, 2025. The five other checks were mobile deposited into an account owned by an adult male, fully identified in police reports (hereinafter “Witness #2”). The checks were deposited as follows: Check #23700 for $1,000 on November 3, 2025 Check #23697 for $500 on November 4, 2025 Check #23698 for $500 on November 4, 2025 Check #23711 for $1,000 on November 4, 2025 Check #23699 for $500 on November 4, 2025 Detective Rademacher spoke with an employee of Witness #2’s bank, who stated the checks were returned, so the bank is out the money from his checks.
The bank’s mobile app is secure, so users need a username, password, and code to access their account. Detective Rademacher called Witness #2, who stated that he received a call from someone he believed to be an employee with his bank. Witness #2 claimed that person told him there was a fraud alert on his account, and he provided his login information to that person. Detective Rademacher requested records from Witness #2’s bank. He saw Witness #2’s account does return to him, but on November 3, 2025, a new device was detected on the log in information.
A new fingerprint and facial identification authentication were also enabled. Detective Rademacher saw that money was sent from Witness #2’s bank account to a third party via Apple Pay. He obtained a search warrant for the account where the money was sent and learned Witness #2 sent $3,298 to DAKAREE R’MONI JOHNSON, 04/14/2007, on November 3, 2025. Detective Rademacher also spoke with an employee of Witness #1’s bank, who stated two checks were deposited into his account and later returned as altered or fictitious.
Both checks were mobile deposited and would have required the account holder’s log-in information. After the checks were deposited, gift cards were purchased at a business located in Northwest Rochester. Detective Rademacher reviewed surveillance videos from the dates of the purchases and saw a woman making the purchases on November 4, 5, and 6, 2025. 2 ••-CR-••-•••• Filed in District Court State of Minnesota 4/7/2026 Detective Rademacher spoke with the registered owner of one of the vehicles in which the woman arrived and learned he was employed by Uber.
