The Central Region Fraud Unit of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged a suspect in relation to a local Orillia business fraud investigation.
In December 2023, the Orillia OPP Detachment received a report from a local business identifying that an employee had redirected money to an out of province account, incurring a loss of $20,000. The case was turned over to the Central Region Fraud Unit, and further investigation led to the identification of a suspect.
A 35-year-old from Orillia has been arrested and charged with the following offences:
- Use, deals, acts on forged document
- Fraud over $5,000
The name of the accused was not released.
The arrested has been released with a future February court date.