TORONTO — A 43-year-old Bolton, Ont. woman has been charged in connection with a $1.2 million fraud investigation in Vaughan, after she allegedly used company funds to pay off personal debt.
York Regional Police fraud officers began investigating a woman suspected of defrauding her former employer of more than $1.2 million in August 2014.
Police alleged the woman provide false credentials and documentation in order to qualify for an accounting position at a private company in Vaughan, between Aug. 8, 2008 to March 31, 2014.
Police said during her time of employment, she wrote herself cheques from company accounts and used the funds to pay off bills and personal debt. Investigators said she allegedly committed 13 different types of fraud to take money and avoid detection.
Anna Carnevale, 43, of Bolton, Ont., was arrested and charged on Thursday with fraud over $5,000, theft over $5,000 and uttering forged documents.
She is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket on Oct. 1. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact York Regional Police Major Fraud Unit at 905-830-0303 x6614, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, leave an anonymous tip online at http://www.1800222tips.com, or text your tip to CRIMES (274637) starting with the word YORK.
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