Pelican Rapids Care Attendant Charged with Stealing Over $3,000 from Employer

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Pelican Rapids, MN – A Pelican Rapids care attendant has been accused of stealing over $3,000 from the person she was caring for.

In September, Otter Tail County investigators spoke with the victim, who employed 52-year-old Judy Lynn Hunter as a care attendant. The employer said she had discovered multiple check blanks and their carbon copies were missing from her checkbook, which her bank statements showed were written to Hunter.

The check dates spanned from April 30, 2025, to September 12, 2025, and totaled $3,487.56. The victim noted discrepancies with how these checks were written and how the victim writes her own checks. She stated she has never given permission for Hunter to write checks from her checkbook.

A deputy spoke with Hunter, who said she admitted to 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. Later, Hunter told a detective that she would sometimes write out checks for the victim due to the victim’s difficulty writing, and then the victim signed the checks herself. She also said the victim had memory issues. The detective spoke with the victim’s daughter, who said that the victim does not even let her children write out her checks.

A subpoena showed that the checks in question were deposited into Hunter’s bank account.
Hunter 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.

Hunter made her first court appearance Monday morning.