Chrstopher Berard Hble

STATE OF MN ESOTA
COUYOF AOK
State ofMnnesota,
Plaintf
v.
CHRISTOPHER BERNARD HABLE (DOB:
01/22/1969)
714 7 Whippoorllne
Iino lkes, M 55014
Defndant.
CA2012-02073
DISTRICT COUT
1N1H JUICI DISTRICT
COUT FI NO.

COUY ATOREY FI NO. CA2012-02073

CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
[X] Summons [ ] Warrant
[ ] Order of Detention
] Aended
] Tab Charge Previously Filed
The Complainant, being duly swor, makes complaint to te above-named Court and states tat
tere is probable cause to believe tat te Defndant committed te fllowing ofense(s ):
COUT 1: THEFT BY SWINDLE (OVER $35,000)
Mnnesota Stattes 609.52, Subd. 2(4); 609.52, Subd. 3(1); 609.101
PENATY 0-20 Years and/or $30,000.00 - $100,000.00
On or about ly 1, 2010 - Agust 31, 2012, in te Count of Aoka, Mnnesota, CHISTOPHR
BERNAD HI, did by swindling, wheter by artce, tck, device, or any oter means, obtain
propert or services from anoter person, and te value of te propert or services stolen is more
tan $35,000.
COUT 2: THEFT (OVER $5,000)
Mnnesota Stattes 609.52, Subd. 2(1); 609.52, Subd. 3(2); 609.101
PENATY 0-10 Years and/or $6,000.00 - $20,000.00
On or about ly 1, 2010 - Agust 31, 2012, in te Count of Aoka, Mnnesota, CHISTOPHR
BERNAD HI, did intentonally and witout claim of rght take, use, tansfr, conceal or retain
possession of movable propert of anoter witout te oter's consent and wit intent to deprve
te owner peranenty of possession of te propert, and te value of te propert or services
stolen exceeds $5,000.
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STATEMENT OF PROBABLE CAUSE
The Complainant states tat te fllowng fcts establish probable cause:
Your complainant is Ivestgator Paul Talbot of te Aoka Count Aorey's Ofce. I tat
capacit, your complainant has reviewed wtten reports, conducted an investgaton of his own, and
leared te fcts stated herein.
1. From My 2010 trough Agust 31, 2012, CHISTOPHR BERNA HI (B:
01/22/1969), Defndant herein, was te Treasurer of te Centennial Yout lcrosse
Associaton, located in Circle Pines, Count of Aoka, State ofMnnesota. During tat tme,
te Defndant was te sole person in charge of all financial accounts connected to te
Associaton. The Associaton's bank account was held at te Aoka Hennepin Credit Union,
located at 3505 Nortdale Blvd. N in te Cit of Coon Rapids, Count of Aoka, State of
Mnnesota. During a board meetng on Agust 30, 2012, members discussed issues wit
people not complying wit te Associaton's bylaws. Shorty tereafer, te President of te
Associaton, T.Z., received a box on te doorstep of his home containing financial
infraton from te Associaton, along wit a letter from te Defndant statng tat he was
resigning from his positon.
2. T.Z. reviewed te infraton and realized tat numerous important financial documents
were missmg. T.Z. attempted to contact te Defndant several tmes to discuss te
discrepancies, but was never successfl. T.Z. ultmately went to te Aoka Hennepin Credit
Union to locate te missing financial infraton and leared tat te Associaton's account
had been overdrawn.
3. Upon going trough te financial records, te Associaton observed tat several checks
issued to te Defndant, by te Defndant, did not match te receipts or bills of te
Associaton. Additonally, te Defndant had witdrawn money from te account numerous
tmes witout providing any documentaton. I one instance, te Defndant used to checks
from te account to pay te Associaton's yeary dues to Yout lcrosse Mnnesota (Y.
A tird check was wtten out to te Defndant fr $1,500 wit te memo line statng tat he
paid te Y dues on his credit card. Y confired tat tey do not accept credit card
payments.
4. Aoter incident included a storage unit rental from September 2011 trough Mrch 2012 fr
te Associaton's equipment. The average cost during te past tree years was $360. The
investgaton revealed checks made payable to te Carefree Storage fcilit covering te
fes, ten additonal checks made out to te Defndant fr $1,575 and $275 fr "Storage
Payments."
5. I Ar 2012, te Associaton used Ideal Advertsing, located in Hm lke, Count of Aoka,
State of Mnnesota fr unifors and apparel. The Defndant stated to te Associaton tat
he had paid multple invoices, but had actally filed to do so. The investgaton revealed
tat te Defndant issued a check to himself fr $5, 117 on February 21, 2012 wtten out to
"Unifor Credit Card Payment," to monts pror to ever receiving an invoice fr te
Chrstopher Berard Hble CA2012-02073
unifors. Ultmately, te money did not go to te cost of te unifors and te Associaton
stll owed over $6,000 to Ideal Advertsing.
6. The investgaton also revealed te Associaton purchased approximately $1,730 wort of
equipment in 2012. From lrch 2012 trough June 2012, te Defndant wrote fur checks
to himself totaling $3,368.67 indicatng he had personally paid fr te Associaton's
equipment, including paying himself$1,840 fr goal nets tat actally cost $600.
7. Durng te investgaton, ofcers also leared tat beginning in February, 2012, te carbon
copies of te checks were missing from te infraton te Defndant was providing to te
Associaton and te montly statements since 2011 were also missing.
8. From ly 2010 trough Agust, 2012, te Defndant issued himself 25 checks, including
to fr cash, and made several wtdrawals totaling $41,259.02. The Associaton fund
multple receipts tat could not be ted to specifi c tansactons and even if given credit fr
tese tansactons, te total amount of wtdrawn or tansfred CY money equals
$35,438.82. The Associaton stated tat tey never autored te Defndant to tansfr te
Associaton's money to his account or to issue himself personal checks.
Chrstopher Berard Hble CA2012-02073
Complaint requests tat Defndant, subject to bail or conditons of release, be:
(1) arested or tat oter lawl steps be taken to obtain Defndant's appearance in court; or
(2) detained, i already in custody, pending frter proceedings; and tat said Defndant
oterwi se be dealt wt according to law.
COMPLAINANT'S NAME:
Ivestgator Paul Talbot, Aoka Count
Aorey's Ofce
COMPLAINANT'S SIGNATURE:
Subscrbed and swor to befre te undersigned tis day of 2013.

NAME/TITLE: SIGNATURE:
Being autored to prosecute te ofenses charged, I approve tis complaint.
Date:
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S
SIGNATURE:
Name: Treye D. Kttck, 0390939
Assistant Aoka Count Aorey
Aoka Count Goverment Center
2100 Third Avenue, ST 720
Aoka, M 55303
Phone:(763) 323-5529
Fax: (763) 422-7524
Chrstopher Berard Hble CA2012-02073
FINDING OF PROBABLE CAUSE
From the above sworn fcts, and any supporting afdavits or supplemental sworn testimony, I, the Issuing Ofcer,
have determined that probable cause exists to support, subject to bail or conditions of release where applicable,
Defendant's arrest or other lawfl steps be taken to obtain Defendant's appearance in court, or Defendant's
detention, if already in custody, pending frther proceedings. Defendant is therefre charged with the above-stated
ofense.
[X] SUMMONS
THREFORE YOU, TH ABOVE-NAMD DEFENDANT, ARE HREBY SUMONED to appear on
,at befre the above-named court at the Anoka Count Courthouse, Anoka, MN
55303 to answer this complaint.
IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR in response to this SUMONS, a WARRANT FOR YOUR AREST shall be issued.
[]WARRANT
To the Sherif of the above-named count; or other person authorized to execute this warrant: I hereby order, in the
name of the State of Minnesota, that the above-named Defendant be apprehended and arrested without delay and
brought promptly befre the above-named court (if in session), and if not, befre a Judge or Judicial Ofcer of such
court without unnecessary delay, and in any event not later than 36 hours afer the arrest or as soon as such Judge or
Judicial Ofcer is available to be dealt with according to law.
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[ ] ORDER OF DETENTION
Since the above-named Defendant is already in custody, I hereby order, subject to bail or conditions of release, that
the above-named Defendant continue to be detained pending frther proceedings.
Bail:
Conditions of Release:
This complaint, duly subscribed and sworn to, is issued by the undersigned Judicial Ofcer this day of
_ 2013.
JUDICIAL OFFICER: SIGNATURE:
NAME:
TITLE:
Sworn testimony has been given befre the Judicial Ofcer by the fllowing witnesses:
COUNTY OF ANOKA Clerk's Signature or File Stamp:
STATE OF MINESOTA
STATE OF MINNESOTA
Plaintf
vs.
RETURN OF SERVICE
CHRISTOPHER BERNARD HABLE
I hereby CertifY and Retur that I have served a copy of
Defndant
this COMPLINT upon the Defendant herein named.
Signature of Authorized Service Agent:
DEFENDANT DATA I CHARGE SHEET-ATTACHMENT A
Defndant name: Chrstopher Berard Hble
Defndant alias name(s ):
Defndant DB: 01/22/1969
Aias OB(s ):
Defndant last kown address: 7147 Whippoorwll lne
Iino lkes, M 55014
State I:
STATUTE AND OFFENSE GRD
Ct Statute Ofense Date(s) Statute Numbers and Text Description Ofense MOC GOC Controlling Control
Nbr Type Level Agencies Numbers
1 Charge 05/01/2010 - 609.52 Subd.2( 4) Thef by Swindle (Over F Ul061 N MN0020000 12-269666
08/31/2012 $35,000)
2 Charge 05/01/2010 - 609.52 Subd.2(1) Thef (Over $5,000) F TSlll N MN0020000 12-269666
08/31/2012