(BRANT, ON) – On April 18th, 2024, at approximately 11:06 a.m., members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to investigate fraudulent activity at a business on Grand River Street in Paris.
Members of the business advised the OPP that an individual had attended the financial institution to open an account. Upon request for identification documents, the complainant suspected that the documents provided were fraudulent.
Upon investigation, Police have arrested a charged 48-year-old, Mathew LAIR, from Peterborough with the following offences:
– Possession of an identity document.
– Use, deals, acts on forged document.
The accused was released and is to attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Brantford on June 6, 2024, to answer to the charges.
If you or someone you know may be a victim of fraud, please contact the Ontario Provincial Police. The Brant County OPP urges anyone with information about this fraud to please contact the Brant County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 with any relevant information. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.crimestoppers-brant.ca.
