{"id":43021,"date":"2026-08-14T05:47:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=43021"},"modified":"2026-08-11T10:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T15:38:36","slug":"federal-dam-resident-booked-on-check-forgery-allegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/federal-dam-resident-booked-on-check-forgery-allegation\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Dam Resident Booked on Check Forgery Allegation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Federal Dam Resident Booked on Check Forgery Allegation<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Federal Dam<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Leslie Ruschmeier was booked into the Cass County Jail on August 10, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Ruschmeier, 66, was booked at 12:52 p.m., according to the booking information provided.<\/p>\n<p>The booking record lists Federal Dam, Minnesota, as Ruschmeier&#8217;s community.<\/p>\n<p>The record lists one adult arrest allegation involving check forgery.<\/p>\n<h2>Check Forgery Allegation Listed<\/h2>\n<p>The booking entry cites Minnesota Statute 609.631, subdivision 2(2).<\/p>\n<p>The allegation involves falsely endorsing a check, according to the booking description.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota law addresses check forgery under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/609.631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Statute 609.631<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The statute includes falsely endorsing or altering a check to appear endorsed by another person.<\/p>\n<p>The booking information does not identify the check involved in the allegation.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not list the check amount or identify an alleged victim.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 25px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"display: inline-block; max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ruschmeier-Leslie1.png\" alt=\"Leslie Ruschmeier booking photo\" \/><em>Leslie Ruschmeier booking photo.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Limited Details Available<\/h2>\n<p>No information was provided about when the alleged conduct occurred.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied booking details do not identify where the alleged incident happened.<\/p>\n<p>No detailed incident report was included with the booking information provided to TRF News.<\/p>\n<p>The record does not describe how authorities became involved in the case.<\/p>\n<p>It also does not provide information about evidence connected with the allegation.<\/p>\n<p>No police officer names are included in this report.<\/p>\n<p>The supplied information does not state whether a formal criminal complaint has been filed.<\/p>\n<p>Future court records may provide additional information about the allegation and case status.<\/p>\n<h2>Cass County Jail Information<\/h2>\n<p>Cass County provides jail information through its official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casscountymn.gov\/1321\/Detention-Center-Jail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detention Center and Jail page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The county website also provides access to current custody information and jail resources.<\/p>\n<p>A jail booking records an arrest or detention. It does not establish guilt.<\/p>\n<p>An arrest allegation is not the same as a criminal conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Ruschmeier is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.<\/p>\n<p>Additional details may become available through public court records as the case proceeds.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Adrian Cole reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright 2026 TRF News. All rights reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Dam resident Leslie Ruschmeier, 66, was booked in Cass County on a check forgery allegation involving a falsely endorsed check.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43022,"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":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_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":[16518],"tags":[764,11290,8172,22667,22666,20571,11030,17034],"class_list":["post-43021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recently-booked","tag-cass-county-jail","tag-cass-county-minnesota","tag-check-forgery","tag-falsely-endorsed-check","tag-federal-dam-mn","tag-leslie-ruschmeier","tag-minnesota-arrest","tag-minnesota-booking","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43021","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=43021"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43703,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43021\/revisions\/43703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}