(TOWN OF NEW TECUMSETH, ON)- Nottawasaga Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a bank on Victoria Street West in the Town of New Tecumseth on February 13, 2014 after 1:00pm for a report of a cheque fraud.
Police arrived and started an investigation into the cheque fraud. The investigation concluded with the arrest of 22 year old Kayla CINCINNATO from the Town of New Tecumseth, she is charged with Uttering a forged document-use and Fraud under $5000. She will appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on March 27, 2014 in Bradford, Ontario to answer to these charges.
Cheque fraud involves writing cheques in order to illegally acquire or borrow funds that do not exist within the account balance or account-holder’s legal ownership. Most methods involve taking advantage of the float (the time between the negotiation of the cheque and its clearance at the cheque-writer’s bank) to draw out these funds. These are Criminal Code of Canada offences.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact Nottawasaga OPP at (705) 434-1939 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). You can submit information online at www.crimestopperssdm.com Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.