{"id":32566,"date":"2026-06-11T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=32566"},"modified":"2026-06-10T05:56:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T10:56:55","slug":"remer-woman-charged-in-canceled-tow-check-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/remer-woman-charged-in-canceled-tow-check-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Remer Woman Charged In Canceled Tow Check Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Remer Woman Charged In Canceled Tow Check Case<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Remer<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(trfnews.i234.me)<\/a> \u2014 A Remer woman is facing charges in Cass County after authorities say she canceled a check used to recover a vehicle from a towing company.<\/p>\n<p>Candy Mae Hausken, 51, of Remer, is charged in Cass County District Court with issuing a dishonored check. That count is listed as a gross misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>She is also charged with theft by swindle. That charge is listed as a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>The case was filed in Minnesota\u2019s 9th Judicial District. The court file number is 11-CR-26-653.<\/p>\n<h2>Complaint Details<\/h2>\n<p>According to the court complaint, the case involves a towing bill from January 13, 2026. The complaint says a grey Ford Edge was towed by Auto Smith Services.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint states Hausken gave the towing company a check for $318.66. The check was allegedly used to have the vehicle released.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say the payment was later canceled after Hausken got the vehicle back.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says TJ Swenson, with Auto Smith Services, reported the issue to law enforcement. He told authorities the company had been in contact with Hausken about the bill.<\/p>\n<h2>Alleged Statement To Authorities<\/h2>\n<p>The complaint says Hausken later spoke with law enforcement about the bill. She allegedly said she gave Auto Smith Services a check to get the vehicle back.<\/p>\n<p>She also allegedly said she canceled the check about two weeks later. The complaint says she did not want to pay because she did not want the vehicle towed.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said they obtained a copy of the tow bill and the canceled check. Both were listed at $318.66.<\/p>\n<h2>Possible Penalties<\/h2>\n<p>The dishonored check charge carries a maximum sentence of 364 days in jail. It also carries a possible $3,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>The theft by swindle charge carries a maximum sentence of 90 days in jail. It also carries a possible $1,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the Minnesota dishonored check law is available through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.535\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Details on Minnesota theft law can also be found through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Court information may be reviewed through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mncourts.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The charges are only accusations. Hausken is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32567\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32567\" style=\"width: 389px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-32567\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Remer-Woman-Charged-In-Canceled-Tow-Check-Case-300x200.png\" alt=\"Remer Woman Charged In Canceled Tow Check Case\" width=\"389\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Remer-Woman-Charged-In-Canceled-Tow-Check-Case-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Remer-Woman-Charged-In-Canceled-Tow-Check-Case-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Remer-Woman-Charged-In-Canceled-Tow-Check-Case-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Remer-Woman-Charged-In-Canceled-Tow-Check-Case.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Remer Woman Charged In Canceled Tow Check Case<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Candy Mae Hausken of Remer faces Cass County charges after a canceled $318.66 tow check, according to a Minnesota court complaint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12],"tags":[7790,871,770,4144,772,18770,16280,620],"class_list":["post-32566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-canceled","tag-case","tag-charged","tag-check","tag-crime","tag-remer","tag-tow","tag-woman","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32566"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32568,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32566\/revisions\/32568"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}