In May of 2015, the Guelph Police Fraud Unit began an investigation concerning the deposit of cheques into a business account. Investigation revealed that the accused presented cheques from one of his business accounts that had been closed for over 1.5 years to another business account. The cheques were returned to the bank because of this and the bank suffered a loss of over $11,000.
Tony Turchio, 48 years of Guelph has been charged with fraud over $5,000. He will appear in court on August 19, 2016.