The charge says she offered or possessed forged checks with the intent to defraud. Court records list the case as 03-CR-26-878 in Minnesota\u2019s Seventh Judicial District.<\/p>\n
Two Checks Allegedly Deposited<\/h2>\n
According to the complaint, the case involves two insurance checks issued to a deceased woman. Both checks were later deposited into Mitchell\u2019s bank account, prosecutors allege.<\/p>\n
One check was for $500, and the other was for $1,482.89. The total alleged amount was $1,982.89.<\/p>\n
Investigators were alerted on July 16, 2025, after two checks were reported as forged. The complaint says the checks were payable to a woman who had died months earlier.<\/p>\n
The woman\u2019s signature appeared on the back of both checks. Officials said the signatures did not match records from Minnesota motor vehicle files.<\/p>\n
Each check also included \u201cpay to the order of Carol Mitchell,\u201d court documents allege.<\/p>\n
Bank Video And Records Reviewed<\/h2>\n
Investigators later obtained bank records, copies of the checks, and drive-through surveillance video. The complaint says video from April 25, 2025, showed a vehicle registered to Mitchell.<\/p>\n
The vehicle went through the drive-through at the United Community Bank branch in Frazee. A woman appearing to be Mitchell was seen writing on what appeared to be a check.<\/p>\n
Bank records showed a $500 check was deposited into Mitchell\u2019s account that same day.<\/p>\n
Investigators also found a $1,482.89 check deposit dated January 21, 2025. That check also appeared to carry the deceased woman\u2019s signature, the complaint states.<\/p>\n
The complaint says the two signatures were not consistent with each other.<\/p>\n
Mitchell Denies Signing Victim\u2019s Name<\/h2>\n
In a phone interview, Mitchell said the checks came from an insurance company. She said they followed an accident involving a vehicle she had been driving.<\/p>\n
Mitchell said the checks were mailed to the deceased woman\u2019s home. She told investigators she went there to pick them up.<\/p>\n
Mitchell admitted she knew the woman had died months earlier, according to the complaint. She also admitted signing her own name below the woman\u2019s name.<\/p>\n
However, Mitchell denied signing the deceased woman\u2019s name on the checks.<\/p>\n
Under Minnesota Statute 609.631<\/a>, offering a forged check can be charged as check forgery. Mitchell faces a felony count involving an alleged amount above $250 and below $2,500.<\/p>\n The listed maximum penalty is five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both.<\/p>\n A charge is only an accusation. Mitchell is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.<\/p>\n Online case information may be searched through the Minnesota Judicial Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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