02-CR-18-1382 Filed in Tenth Judicial District Court

3/1/2018 03:51:04 PM
Anoka County, MN

State of Minnesota District Court
County of Anoka 10th Judicial District
Prosecutor File No. CA-2018-00155
Court File No. 02-CR-18-1382

State of Minnesota, COMPLAINT
Plaintiff, Summons
vs.
NATHAN GERALD HANSON    DOB: 07/30/1975
20005 Rendova Street
East Bethel, MN 55011
Defendant.

The Complainant submits this complaint to the Court and states that there is probable cause to believe
Defendant committed the following offense(s):
COUNT I
Charge: Theft-by Swindle (Over $35,000)
Minnesota Statute: 609.52.2(a)(4), with reference to:  609.52.3(1)
Maximum Sentence: 0-20 Years and/or $30,000.00  -  $100,000.00
Offense Level: Felony
Offense Date (on or about): 06/06/2014
Control #(ICR#): 17224448
Charge Description: On or about June 6, 2014, in the County of Anoka, Minnesota, NATHAN GERALD
HANSON, did by swindling, whether by artifice, trick, device, or any other means, obtain property or
services from another person, and the value of the property or services stolen is more than $35,000.
COUNT II
Charge: Theft-by Swindle (Over $35,000)
Minnesota Statute: 609.52.2(a)(4), with reference to:  609.52.3(1)
Maximum Sentence: 0-20 Years and/or $30,000.00  -  $100,000.00
Offense Level: Felony
Offense Date (on or about): 06/06/2014
Control #(ICR#): 17224448
Charge Description: On or about June 6, 2014, in the County of Anoka, Minnesota, NATHAN GERALD
HANSON, did by swindling, whether by artifice, trick, device, or any other means, obtain property or
services from another person, and the value of the property or services stolen is more than $35,000.
COUNT III
Charge: Theft-by Swindle (Over $5,000)
Minnesota Statute: 609.52.2(a)(4), with reference to:  609.52.3(2)
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Maximum Sentence: 0-10 Years and/or $6,000.00  -  $20,000.00 3/1/2018 03:51:04 PM
Anoka County, MN
Offense Level: Felony
Offense Date (on or about): 01/01/2016
Control #(ICR#): 17224448
Charge Description: On or about January 1, 2016, in the County of Anoka, Minnesota, NATHAN GERALD
HANSON, did by swindling, whether by artifice, trick, device, or any other means, obtain property or
services from another person, and the value of the property or services stolen exceeds $5,000.
COUNT IV
Charge: Theft-by Swindle (Over $35,000)
Minnesota Statute: 609.52.2(a)(4), with reference to:  609.52.3(1)
Maximum Sentence: 0-20 Years and/or $30,000.00  -  $100,000.00
Offense Level: Felony
Offense Date (on or about): 01/01/2016
Control #(ICR#): 17224448
Charge Description: On or about January 1, 2016, in the County of Anoka, Minnesota, NATHAN GERALD
HANSON, did by swindling, whether by artifice, trick, device, or any other means, obtain property or
services from another person, and the value of the property or services stolen is more than $35,000.

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STATEMENT OF PROBABLE CAUSE 3/1/2018 03:51:04 PM
Anoka County, MN

 
On May 26. 2017, law enforcement received a report of a theft by swindle occurring in Coon Rapids,
Anoka County, Minnesota. D.B., attorney for R.C., reported that his client had been swindled out of
significant sums of money by NATHAN GERALD HANSON (DOB: 07/30/1975), Defendant Hanson
herein, and JOHN CHARLES BORN (12/13/1980), Defendant Born herein.
An investigator spoke with R.C., who stated that, in 2014 following the death of her husband, she had
sought to make improvements to her home in Coon Rapids, and an acquaintance directed her to
Defendants Hanson and Born. Defendants Hanson and Born agreed to take on the work as contractors via
their contracting company, AJ Contracting. They then began a very lengthy remodeling process.
Defendants reported to R.C. that, among other work, they found black mold, which would require significant
repairs to the interior of the home, after which the entire interior needed to be repainted. One subcontractor
hired to work on the interior said he found much of the repairs were odd, as Defendants were paying to
remove entire walls, and this did not need to be done. This subcontractor had bid $9,000 for the work, but
only received $5,600. Another subcontractor was hired to paint the interior, and told the investigator that he
charged $2,200 for the entire job. Defendants told R.C. that the initial paint job had gone very wrong, and
needed to be redone. The total bill Defendants eventually charged to repaint the interior of the home was
$100,000. All told, bank records show R.C. paid Defendants a total of $365,337.50 to Defendants’
contracting company. Payments from Defendants to contractors totaled $133,243.81. The difference of
$232,093.69 is unaccounted for. The 2018 value of the home is estimated at $212,000. A search of Coon
Rapids’s records show only two building permits were pulled for R.C.’s address since 2014: one by Carter
Electric for re-wiring, with a permit valuation of $12,500; and one by Hanson Home Improvements, with a
permit valuation of $30,000. No building permits were ever pulled by AJ Contracting for any job in Coon
Rapids.
During the course of the construction, Defendant Hanson insinuated himself further into R.C.’s life. R.C. had
$90,000 in an account that she wanted to move to a different bank. Defendant Hanson convinced her to
withdraw the money and give it to him to keep it in a safe in his home, where it would be safer. R.C. stated
that she gave the money to Defendant Hanson for safekeeping and that he had no permission to spend any
of the money. When R.C. went to retrieve the money much later, Defendant Hanson told her he had spent it
all. Bank records confirm that R.C. withdrew $90,000 from an account at Northeast Bank.
Defendant Hanson later convinced R.C. to purchase two properties in East Bethel as an investment. In
2015, Defendant Hanson moved into one of the properties and his girlfriend’s relatives moved into the
other, and the parties signed leases setting forth the monthly rent for each property. R.C. never received full
payment of Defendant’s Hanson’s monthly rent, and Defendant Hanson admitted that he failed to make
several payments, and some of the payments he did make were paid out of the $90,000 that R.C. had
given him.
R.C. received rent from the other East Bethel property from February, 2015, through January, 2016, but
received no rent after January, 2016. R.C. sent the residents a notice of eviction in December, 2016 after a
year of missed rent payments. The investigator then spoke with M.P., one of the relatives of Defendant’s
girlfriend who was living in the other East Bethel property. He stated that he and the other residents had
paid their $1,500 monthly rent to Defendant Hanson from February, 2016, to December 2016, and were
very surprised to receive the notice of eviction. The total amount of rent paid to Defendant Hanson that was
never received by R.C. was $14,850.
The East Bethel properties then suffered storm damage in 2016, and R.C. received $120,000 in insurance
to pay for the cost of repairs. This money was deposited into the Village Bank account for N&R
Contracting, a company that Defendant Hanson had started with R.C. This account was intended for the
company’s use and R.C. repeatedly told Defendant Hanson that it was not for his personal use. Defendant
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Hanson assured R.C. he would use the money from the account to do the repair work on the properties. A Anoka County, MN
Village Bank executive reviewed the account and found a number of personal expenditures made by
Defendant Hanson, including trips to California, Las Vegas, and Sturgis, the purchase of a Harley-
Davidson motorcycle, and a pool. There were also many checks written to Defendant Hanson’s girlfriend,
J.P., with notations like “child support” and “bills.” The majority of the repairs to the East Bethel properties
were never done, but Defendant Hanson spent all of the money in the N&R account, to the point where the
account was over-drafted. R.C. eventually had to spend about $70,000 to have the homes repaired, none
of which came from the insurance payment.
R.C. further estimated that she had invested $130,000 to $140,000 in N&R Contracting, but never received
any money from the company, and was not aware of any work ever performed by the company.

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SIGNATURES AND APPROVALS 3/1/2018 03:51:04 PM
Anoka County, MN

Complainant requests that Defendant, subject to bail or conditions of release, be:
(1) arrested or that other lawful steps be taken to obtain Defendant's appearance in court; or
(2) detained, if already in custody, pending further proceedings; and that said Defendant otherwise
be dealt with according to law.
Complainant declares under penalty of perjury that everything stated in this document is true and
correct. Minn. Stat. § 358.116; Minn. R. Crim. P. 2.01, subds. 1, 2.

Complainant Lorraine J Gabbert Electronically Signed:

Investigator, Anoka County 03/01/2018 12:53 PM
Attorney's Office Anoka County,  Minnesota
13301 Hanson Boulevard NW
Andover, MN 55304
Badge: CA03

Being authorized to prosecute the offenses charged, I approve this complaint.

Prosecuting Attorney Paul L. Young Electronically Signed:

Assistant County Attorney 03/01/2018 12:48 PM
2100 3rd Ave
Anoka, MN 55303-2265
(763) 324-5550

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FINDING OF PROBABLE CAUSE 3/1/2018 03:51:04 PM
Anoka County, MN
From the above sworn facts, and any supporting affidavits or supplemental sworn testimony, I, the Issuing Officer, have
determined that probable cause exists to support, subject to bail or conditions of release where applicable, Defendant’s arrest
or other lawful steps be taken to obtain Defendant’s appearance in court, or Defendant’s detention, if already in custody,
pending further proceedings. Defendant is therefore charged with the above-stated offense(s).

X SUMMONS
THEREFORE YOU, THE DEFENDANT, ARE SUMMONED to appear on April 4, 2018 at 1:00 PM before the
above-named court at 2100 Third Avenue, Anoka, MN 55303 to answer this complaint.

IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR in response to this SUMMONS, a WARRANT FOR YOUR ARREST shall be issued.

WARRANT
To the Sheriff of the above-named county; or other person authorized to execute this warrant: I order, in the name of the State
of Minnesota, that the Defendant be apprehended and arrested without delay and brought promptly before the court (if in
session), and if not, before a Judge or Judicial Officer of such court without unnecessary delay, and in any event not later than
36 hours after the arrest or as soon as such Judge or Judicial Officer is available to be dealt with according to law.

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ORDER OF DETENTION
Since the Defendant is already in custody, I order, subject to bail or conditions of release, that the Defendant continue to be
detained pending further proceedings.

Bail:  $
Conditions of Release:  

This complaint, duly subscribed and sworn to or signed under penalty of perjury, is issued by the undersigned Judicial Officer
as of the following date: March 1, 2018.

Judicial Officer Todd R Schoffelman Electronically Signed: 03/01/2018 01:48 PM

 

Sworn testimony has been given before the Judicial Officer by the following witnesses:
 

COUNTY OF ANOKA
STATE OF MINNESOTA

State of Minnesota
Plaintiff LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER RETURN OF SERVICE
I hereby Certify and Return that I have served a copy of this
vs. Summons upon the Defendant herein named.
Signature of Authorized Service Agent:
Nathan Gerald Hanson
Defendant

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DEFENDANT FACT SHEET 3/1/2018 03:51:04 PM
Anoka County, MN

Name: Nathan Gerald Hanson
DOB: 07/30/1975
Address: 20005 Rendova Street
East Bethel, MN 55011

Alias Names/DOB:
SID:  
Height:
Weight:
Eye Color:
Hair Color:
Gender: MALE
Race: White
Fingerprints Required per Statute: Yes
Fingerprint match to Criminal History Record: No
Driver's License #: Y535207689513   (MN)
Alcohol Concentration:

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STATUTE AND OFFENSE GRID 3/1/2018 03:51:04 PM
Anoka County, MN

Cnt Statute Offense Statute Nbrs and Descriptions Offense MOC GOC Controlling Case

Nbr Type Date(s) Level Agencies Numbers

1 Charge 6/6/2014 609.52.2(a)(4) Felony U1069   MN0020000 17224448

Theft-By Swindle
  Penalty 6/6/2014 609.52.3(1) Felony U1069   MN0020000 17224448
Theft-Firearm or Property Value Over
$35,000

2 Charge 6/6/2014 609.52.2(a)(4) Felony U1069   MN0020000 17224448

Theft-By Swindle
  Penalty 6/6/2014 609.52.3(1) Felony U1069   MN0020000 17224448
Theft-Firearm or Property Value Over
$35,000

3 Charge 1/1/2016 609.52.2(a)(4) Felony U106G   MN0020000 17224448

Theft-By Swindle
  Penalty 1/1/2016 609.52.3(2) Felony U106G   MN0020000 17224448
Theft-Value over $5,000 or Trade
Secret, Explosive, Controlled
Substance I or II

4 Charge 1/1/2016 609.52.2(a)(4) Felony U1069   MN0020000 17224448

Theft-By Swindle
  Penalty 1/1/2016 609.52.3(1) Felony U1069   MN0020000 17224448
Theft-Firearm or Property Value Over
$35,000