March 28, 2025
Durham police laying charges against a Milton man years after he allegedly used stolen credit card information to buy thousands of dollars worth of lumber from an Oshawa company.
He made several purchases between January 9, 2023 and February 1 of that year.
He arranged to have the products delivered to two separate commercial locations in Vaughan and Mississauga.
Officers say the investigation revealed the credit card data he used was stolen from four separate victims.
The products were valued at over $46,000.
He was arrested Thursday.
Shahbaz Paracha, 37, of Milton is charged with fraud over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and four counts of unauthorized use of credit card data.
Anyone with information can call police at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5241 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
Courtesy of Durham Radio News – March 25, 2025
