Calgary woman facing 12 fraud charges brought to Halifax

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The 30-year-old Calgary woman who is currently facing 12 charges relating to fraud and identity theft has been brought to Halifax to face trial.

Digby, N.S. RCMP received a complaint in November 2016 that a business owner’s email had been hacked. Through the hack, the suspect allegedly intercepted an email payment of nearly $52,000 for a large piece of equipment.

Nova Scotia RCMP’s Commercial Crime Section laid 12 charges against the woman who received the funds, including:

  • Fraud over $5,000
  • Theft or forgery of credit card
  • Fraudulent possession, use or trafficking in credit card data
  • Two counts of possession of property obtained by crime
  • Two counts of trafficking in property obtained by crime
  • Identity theft
  • Identity fraud
  • Launder proceeds of crime
  • Two counts of breach of recognizance

“These are serious charges,” said RCMP Cpl. Jennifer Clarke. “It is multi-jurisdictional and we need to be able to ensure that she appears for court in out province where we have jurisdiction.”

Read more at CBC News

This article is summarized by Canadian Fraud News Inc.