David Hansen. (OTCDF)
Fergus Falls, MN – An Elbow Lake man has been sentenced for issuing a dishonored check to the Otter Tail County Court.
On Monday, August 25, 49-year-old David Alex Hansen was sentenced to 60 days in the Otter Tail County Detention Facility and 5 years of probation for attempting to pay the Otter Tail County Court with a bad check.
Otter Tail County prosecutors say that on December 29, 2023, Hansen issued an $18,877.23 check to pay restitution for a previous theft conviction. On January 9, 2024, the check was returned for “no account found.”
Investigators found that the bank account had been closed since October 2020. When asked about the check, Hansen said he didn’t know the account was closed, as he hadn’t written any recent checks from it, however, investigators found that he had written multiple checks from the same closed account since December 2023.
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