On January 31, 2026, officers with the Robbinsdale Police Department responded to Your Exchange Money Center (“the Store”) located at [ADDRESS REDACTED] North in Robbinsdale, Hennepin County, Minnesota, on report of a male attempting to offer a check believed to be forged. Officers learned that the male left the Store and was walking towards a nearby Dollar Tree. Officers responded to the area but could not locate the male. Officers arrived at the Store and spoke to two employees (“the Employees”). The Employees told officers that the male attempted to offer a check in the amount of $6000.00. The check had a notation of “Pay to the Order of” in the name of two people with the initials C. I. S. And D. L. T. Officers later learned that C. I. S. Had passed away on June 8, 2023. The Employees believed that the check was fake based on: (1) its texture; (2) type of paper; and (3) the lack of any security markings inside of the check.
The Employees provided officers with a photo of the male, the check, documentation that the male filled out, as well as information from a Minnesota Driver’s License that the male used. Officers subsequently learned that the check was not fake. Officers viewed the Driver’s License and found that it was in the name of a person with initials J. K. J. Officers reviewed the photo of the male and compared it to the photo of J. K. J. From the Driver’s License. Officers found that the Driver’s License photo of J. K. J did not match the photo of the male.
Officers reviewed the documentation that the male filled out. There was an address which did not match the address on the Driver’s License. Officer ran checks on the address from the documentation and located an individual with the initials of K. J. H. Officers obtained a photo of K. J. H. And found that he did not match the photo of the male. Officers obtained check cashing history for J. K. J. On the customer profile form was a phone number ending in 2406. Officers called the 2406 number and a person answered.
This person stated he recently got the phone number and had no knowledge of J. K. J. Officers ran the 2406 number through law enforcement databases and found Ray Suh Ndoye Ekobena [DOB REDACTED] (“Defendant”) to be associated with this number. Officers subsequently contacted J. K. J. Who stated that he lost his wallet prior to January 31, 2026. Inside of the wallet was his ID card, social security number, and birth certificate. J. K. J. Did not give anyone consent to use or be in possession of his ID card.
Officers ran checks on Defendant and found that he has a criminal history involving forgery. Officers reviewed police reports related to the forgery offense. In that case, Defendant was found to be in possession of fraudulent documents. Officers conducted a photo lineup with the Employees. The Employee stated that they were 60–70% certain that one of the photos was the male; this was the photo of Defendant.
