(HALIBURTON, ON) – On April 01, 2014 officers from the Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of a fraud incident that occurred in March 2014 in Wilberforce, the Municipality of Highlands East Ontario. OPP were notified by the staff at the Scotiabank branch in Wilberforce regarding numerous fraudulent transactions that had taken place. Two males were identified as having opened bank accounts, then conducting multiple fraudulent transactions. As a result of the investigation the following males were arrested:
Theodore HOWARD age 35 of Minden Hills ON was charged with Fraud Under $5000
Walter GRIFFIN age 40 of Minden Hills ON was charged with Fraud Under $5000
Both accused are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Minden Ontario on May 07 2014.