Defendant:
Schardin, Chantel Lynn
DOB:
10/31/89
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| General Information |
Agency: | Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office | Date Filed With Court: | 01/22/2020 |
Ticket Number: | | First Court Appearance Date: | |
ICR Number: | 19006080 | Action: | |
Court File Number: | 18-CR-20-275 |  | |
Case Number: | CR-2019-1504 | Date of Sentencing: | 09/17/2024 |
County Referred To: | | | |
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| Court Dates |
 Probation Violation Hearing on 09/17/2024 at 01:30:00 PM-Held
Probation Violation Hearing on 08/22/2024 at 10:30:00 AM-Reset
Probation Violation Hearing on 07/24/2024 at 08:30:00 AM-Held
Probation Violation Hearing on 07/10/2024 at 08:30:00 AM-Held
Probation Violation Hearing on 06/17/2024 at 10:00:00 AM-Reset
Probation Violation Hearing on 06/12/2024 at 10:36:00 AM-Held
Probation Violation Hearing on 12/14/2023 at 03:30:00 PM-Held
Probation Violation Hearing on 12/14/2023 at 10:00:00 AM-Deleted
Probation Violation Hearing on 12/13/2023 at 11:00:00 AM-Held
Probation Violation Hearing on 11/16/2023 at 08:49:00 AM-Held
Probation Violation Hearing on 11/09/2023 at 08:30:00 AM-Held
Probation Violation Hearing on 10/19/2023 at 08:30:00 AM-Held
Probation Violation Hearing on 10/03/2023 at 10:00:00 AM-Held
Probation Violation Hearing on 03/04/2022 at 08:30:00 AM-Held
Sentencing Hearing on 11/15/2021 at 09:30:00 AM-Held
Sentencing Hearing on 10/14/2021 at 01:30:00 PM-Held
Plea Hearing on 07/21/2021 at 09:00:00 AM-Held
Omnibus Hearing on 04/22/2021 at 02:00:00 PM-Held
Hearing on 03/03/2021 at 02:00:00 PM-Held
Omnibus Hearing on 03/03/2021 at 09:00:00 AM-Held
Omnibus Hearing on 01/26/2021 at 10:00:00 AM-Held
Omnibus Hearing on 01/11/2021 at 02:15:00 PM-Held
Omnibus Hearing on 12/08/2020 at 09:45:00 AM-Held
Omnibus Hearing on 10/14/2020 at 09:45:00 AM-Held
Omnibus Hearing on 04/29/2020 at 09:00:00 AM-Cancelled
First Appearance on 02/19/2020 at 08:30:00 AM-Held |
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Charges
 | Count ONE-Theft-By Swindle | | 609.52 Subd. 2(a)(4)(Felony) | | Dismissed |
| Count TWO-Theft-Take/Use/Transfer Movable Prop-No Consent | | 609.52 Subd. 2(a)(1)(Felony) | | Dismissed |
| Count THREE-Theft-Indifferent to Owner Rights | | 609.52 Subd. 2(a)(5)(i)(Felony) | | Convicted |
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Probable Cause
On 04/29/2019 approximately 1645 hrs. K.J.J. arrived at the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office to report a fraud. Deputy Lasher met with K.J.J. in the Crow Wing County Law Enforcement Center lobby. K.J.J. reported that her 17 year old stepbrother, S.S., had recently passed away unexpectedly. On 04/04/2019, K.J.J.'s stepsister, Chantel Lynn Schardin, DOB 10/31/1989 set up a GoFundMe account in an attempt to raise money for funeral expenses for S.S.. As of 04/29/2019 a total of $3,220.00 had been raised. The request said "Help with funeral expenses for a true angel."
K.J.J. reported that she had received information that Schardin had received the money from GoFundMe and was refusing to give the money to the family for the funeral expenses. Deputy Lasher advised K.J.J. to report the incident to GoFundMe. K.J.J. reported that she had notified GoFundMe of the potential fraud. K.J.J. was advised by GoFundMe to advise Schardin that she had 72 hours to release the funds.
On 05/05/2019 K.J.J. came to the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement Center to meet with Deputy Lasher. K.J.J. provided Deputy Lasher with several documents. The documents consisted of printouts of text messages between herself and Schardin, printouts of a conversation on Facebook messenger between herself and Schardin, as well as an "Informational Letter and Summary" provided by GoFundMe. The informational letter and summary showed that a total of $3,105.54 was deposited into an account belonging to Chantel Schardin. The following is a list of deposits made into Chantel Schardin's account by GoFundMe:
- $9.41 sent on 05/02/2019 at 3:52 PM PST
- $154.76 sent on 04/18/2019 at 12:51 PM PST
- $89.40 sent on 04/17/2019 at 1:36 PM PST
- $52.49 sent on 04/16/2019 at 2:05 PM PST
- $226.08 sent on 04/15/2019 at 12:39 PM PST
- $527.08 sent on 04/12/2019 at 1:07 PM PST
- $424.84 sent on 04/12/2019 at 10:11 AM PST
- $1621.47 sent on 04/12/2019 at 10:12 AM PST
Total deposits into Chantel Schardin's bank account equal $3,105.54.
On 05/16/2019 at approximately 0852 hrs. Deputy Lasher made contact with Schardin at her residence in
SE Brainerd. Deputy Lasher asked Schardin if she had a couple minutes to talk, Schardin stated, "Yea". Deputy Lasher asked Schardin if he could come inside, Schardin invited Deputy Lasher inside of the
residence. Deputy Lasher stood in the entry way of the residence and advised Schardin that he was investigating a reported fraud regarding a GoFundMe account created by Schardin.
Schardin stated she had not paid any money towards the funeral. Deputy Lasher advised Schardin that she needs to release the funds to the family for the purpose in which it was raised. Deputy Lasher asked Schardin if she had all of the funds, Schardin stated she used some of the money for rent and other bills. Deputy Lasher asked Schardin how much of the money was remaining, Schardin stated about half, $1,600.00. Schardin explained that she was in a financial bind and is in the process of being evicted from her current apartment. Deputy Lasher advised Schardin to get a Cashier's Check or other verified payment form and give it to her family for the funeral expenses. Her bank records at CWPCU in Brainerd, MN were reviewed and showed she had a negative balance. Cash withdrawals were taken from the Credit Union for close to the amounts of the GoFundMe deposits shortly after they were deposited into her account.
Schardin never gave any of the money to the family. The family was reimbursed by GoFundMe and restitution of $3,105.54 is owed to GoFundMe.
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