Ottawa Fraud
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Capital city defrauded out of more than half a million dollars, police investigatingA memo to the city's council shows staff found an irregularity on April 11 related to a $558,000 payment from the city to a partner agency.CrimeApr 14, 2022
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Ottawa police charge man in yacht sale fraudPolice say the suspect promised a boat to an American couple in 2017, but once the contract was signed and the deposit taken, the yacht was never delivered.CanadaDec 8, 2021
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Ottawa shelter worker among latest accused of faking COVID-19 vaccine proof: policeThe Ottawa Police Service has charged four people this week in connection with falsifying COVID-19 vaccination certificates, the latest including a worker at a local shelter.CrimeOct 29, 2021
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Gatineau, Que. woman accused of falsely acting as nurse at Ottawa clinicOttawa police have charged a woman from Gatineau after they allege she took on the identities of registered nurses to gain employment at a local clinic.CrimeSep 1, 2021
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Ottawa man, 23, charged in prescription fraud investigationProject Mauve was created to address a reported rise in prescription fraud targeting pharmacies in the city, police said Thursday.CrimeJul 22, 2021
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3 Ottawa snow removal companies facing fraud chargesOttawa police allege customers were scammed out of thousands of dollars from three independent snow removal companies last winter.CrimeSep 14, 2020
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OPP lay dozens of fraud charges against used car salesman near OttawaA 53-year-old man is facing dozens of fraud charges related to an OPP investigation into a used car shop near Ottawa.CrimeJul 29, 2020
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RCMP charge 3 Ottawa police officers in connection with alleged tow truck tip-off schemeThe RCMP allege three members of the Ottawa Police Service played roles in a scheme to tip off specific tow truck drivers about vehicle collisions.CrimeApr 23, 2020
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Arrest warrant issued for woman who allegedly defrauded local union: Ottawa policeAccording to police, the accused woman wrote herself about 50 cheques for a toal of $19,000 while she served as a local union's interim president and treasurer.CrimeMar 26, 2020
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Bank card scam targeting high school students, Ottawa police warnScammers have been targeting students and offering them "easy money" in exchange for using their bank account to deposit fraudulently obtained cash, police said.CrimeNov 27, 2019
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