Brampton Woman Arrested and Charged With Fraud With Suspicious Deposits

A 38-year-old Brampton woman is facing a fraud charge concerning an incident reported last fall.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

On Oct. 18, officers with the Fraud Unit received an online report from a Peterborough business about suspicious activity around their accounts.

Several invoice payments were being deposited into the account of a person unknown to the business and the account was with a different banking institution than the business used. 

Through investigation, a suspect was identified and the woman attended the Peterborough Police station and was taken into custody on Wednesday.

She was charged with:

  • Fraud Under $5,000

The accused was released on an appearance notice and is scheduled to appear in court on March 11.

Anyone with information is asked to call Peterborough Police at 705-876-1122 x555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.

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