By Pepper Parr
BURLINGTON, ON June 29, 2012 Halton Regional Police have laid a total of 140 charges related to fraud and identity theft
Early in March 2012, the Regional Fraud Unit began an investigation that focused on a large amount of identity theft and account takeovers within the Halton and Toronto area.
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The targeted group would commit identity thefts and attend financial institutions and get access a victims bank using identity they had stolen and then removing funds from an account.
The project culminated on June 27th with the arrest of three individuals and residential search warrants executed in both Milton and Toronto. Police recovered an assortment of identity documents, false identifications, credit cards, computers, instruments of forgery and cash.
Police are in the process of contacting the victims of these identity thefts and the investigation is ongoing as police anticipate laying additional charges.
Charged are Christopher Corey DEWSBURY (31) and Camille DEWSBURY (30) of Milton and Shelley Marie BOIS (53) of Toronto.
The trio face over 140 criminal code charges relating to Fraud, Possession of Counterfeit Mark, Possession of Identity Information and Conspiracy to Commit an Indictable Offence. All are scheduled to appear in Milton Court on the 24th of July, 2012.
Anyone with information concerning this or any other crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 800 222-TIPS(8477), through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.com or by texting “Tip201” with your message to 274637(crimes).
