A Nova Scotia woman is facing 50 fraud-related charges for allegedly forging sick notes and a death certificate to gain paid leave and donations, according to police.
RCMP said they responded to a fraud report on Aug. 15 involving a hardware store employee in Lower Sackville, outside Halifax.
“RCMP officers learned that between 2021 and August 2024 the employee forged sick notes and a death certificate to gain paid leave and donations from a fundraiser organized by co-workers following the fictitious death of a loved one,” police said in a Thursday release.
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A 47-year-old woman from Dartmouth was arrested Aug. 28.
“Identification bearing five different names were found on her person, at the time of the arrest,” RCMP noted.
Police said they executed a search warrant at a Dartmouth home and seized multiple medical documents, mobile electronic devices, identification cards and an unsecured rifle.
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According to RCMP, Alissa Kathryn MacGillivary, also known as Alexandra Ryan, of Dartmouth, has been charged with:
- Contravention of Storage Regulations (Unsafe storage of a firearm)
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm
- Possession of a Firearm Knowing its Possession is Unauthorized
- Fraud Under $5,000 (16 counts)
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime (19 counts)
- Use or Possession of Forged Documents (20 counts)
- False Pretence
The accused was remanded into custody and was scheduled to appear in court again Thursday.
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