Fraud Investigation

• Victim’s identity stolen, property sold by suspects who stole the proceeds: Peel police

  According to police, in one instance, after the property was empty, the suspects allegedly took the property owner's identity, opened accounts in their name and sold the property.

  Crime

  Aug 25
  
• Former employee charged after boss defrauded nearly $12K: Guelph police

  A south end business reportedly found more than 80 suspicious transactions credited to a Guelph woman's debit or credit cards, totaling almost $12,000 in refunds.

  Crime

  Jul 18
  
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• Suspect sought after nearly $17K charged to fraudulent credit cards at Toronto hotel

  Toronto police said on June 9, officers were called to a hotel in the downtown core for reports of a fraud.

  Crime

  Jun 21
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• Suspected ‘fraud factory’ bust results in seizure of $300K in goods: Burnaby RCMP

  Police seized industrial printers, excavators, hard drives, laser engravers, a VIN plate stamping machine and more, and arrested four men in the investigation.

  Crime

  May 12
• Tracy Kitch fraud case: Nova Scotia’s highest court cites flaws in lower court ruling

  Nova Scotia's highest court today released written reasons explaining why it quashed the fraud conviction of a children's hospital CEO.

  Canada

  May 5
• Mississauga man charged in connection with tiny home fraud investigation: police

  Halton police said officers received several reports from victims who allege they made down payments to a business called Little Creek Homes for houses that were never delivered.

  Crime

  May 4
• Former director of First Nations Employment Society in B.C. facing fraud charge

  B.C. RCMP say Norma Bird used the organization’s credit card for personal use and spent just over $740,000 during a five-year span.

  Crime

  Apr 28
• Oshawa man charged in connection with fraud investigation: police

  Durham Regional Police said officers recevied a report that a man had allegedly fraudulently obtained investments in two schemes.

  Crime

  Mar 27
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• 3 suspects sought in home renovation fraud investigation in Toronto: police

  Toronto police said they are looking to identify three men who allegedly knocked on doors in the Henry Street and Baldwin Street area pressuring homeowners to pay for repairs.

  Crime

  Mar 16
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• 2 men charged with fraud in probe of $300M Toronto hospital redevelopment contracts

  The force says its serious fraud office has found evidence of fraud through ``the offering or receipt of secret commissions'' in the awarding of the contract in 2015.

  Crime

  Mar 9