Kelowna woman charged with Edmonton fraud

An Okanagan woman has been charged with fraud after police claim she bilked an Edmonton company out of approximately $275,000.

Megan Weistra, 27, was arrested by Kelowna RCMP following a three-year investigation by Edmonton Police Service. According to police, Weistra was employed as a bookkeeper by a realty and property management business. The alleged fraud took place between December 2014 and June 2015.

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Police say Weistra “reportedly used knowledge obtained from her position as a bookkeeper at the business to intercept monthly rent payments sent via Interac e-transfer to the company account, then transferred the funds to her personal account.”

Weistra, who may also be known as Megan O’Gorman, was arrested in Kelowna on July 3. She has been charged with fraud over $5,000, producing false documents and breach of probation order.

Police say Weistra may have defrauded other organizations and released a photo of her, hoping it will encourage businesses to contact police if they’ve had contact with her.

Edmonton police can be contacted at 780-423-4567.