Halton police have charged two men from Mississauga in an identity fraud investigation.
Investigators partnered with officials from the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC) after a man reported having a vehicle registered to him even though he didn’t own it.
The victim became aware of the unauthorized registration last October when he received bills for tolls on Highway 407.
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Police and OMVIC allege an independent auto dealer in Milton was responsible for the false registrations, and identified an additional four more victims from the GTA.
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Police say the location of the falsely registered vehicles is unknown, but they believe one of the vehicles has been involved in a break and enter offence in southern Ontario.
Jan Kowalczyk, 59, and Justin Kowalczyk, 25, are charged with identity fraud and uttering forged documents.
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