Sherry Lori-Lynn Champagne, of Brantford, Ont., is facing 13 charges including two counts of theft…
Kitchener man, Jason Boland, sentenced in identity theft lab case
In an unlikely turn of events, the judge presiding over a Kitchener identity theft lab case disagreed with the Crown’s sentencing proposal. The Case: In September 2019, Waterloo police executed a search warrant at an apartment on Highland Road West to discover a...
Five arrested after Hydro Québec busted ‘electricity and identity theft network’
Montreal (September 24, 2020) – Hydro Québec announced that their investigations led to the exposure of ‘an electricity and identity theft network’. Five people have been arrested on September 21 in Montreal. They are accused of using stolen identities to defraud up...
19-year-old allegedly used fake ID to buy expensive SUV
Ajax (September 11, 2020) – The Durham Regional Police arrested a 19-year-old woman on September 5 after she allegedly purchased a Land Rover Velar at an Ajax dealership using a fake ID. The car is worth more than $85,000. The Niagara Falls woman has been charged with...
Toronto counterfeit operation dismantled
Toronto (September 3, 2020) – The Toronto police dismantled a counterfeiting operation and arrested a Toronto man during a search warrant on September 1. Onis Belleus is now facing forgery and fraud charges. He is accused of using the forged documentation to support...
713 reports of identity fraud involving CERB
August 14, 2020 – Since spring, scammers have been using Canadian’s personal data to defraud the emergency programs such as the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) set up by the government to quickly provide money to people who lost their jobs during the COVID-19...