Two men from Quebec are facing fraud charges after they allegedly used false identification to obtain a credit card and then used the card to purchase expensive electronic equipment.
Halifax Regional Police say they received a report on Wednesday regarding a fraud that occurred at a business on Chain Lake Drive.
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Two days later, they received a similar report from a business on Gottingen Street. The two suspects were arrested without incident at the business at around 2:30 p.m.
Police believe the suspects tried to complete similar frauds at three different locations between Tuesday and Friday.
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Constantine Xanthis of Laval and Frederico Montanaro of Montreal have both been charged with fraud over $5,000, fraud under $5,000, and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence.
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Montanaro is facing additional charges of identity theft, personation, and possession of a false identity document.
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