NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Sept. 17, 2020, members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a fraud related call at a residence on Taylor Boulevard in Elliot Lake.
The complainant reported that a cheque was fraudulently written for the amount of $19,000. A signature forged and was payable to a known person to the complainant.
On Sept. 18, 2020 a person was arrested and charged.
Charles Haskins, 75 years of age of Elliot Lake, was charged with:
- Theft over $5,000 - contrary to section 334(a) of the Criminal Code (CC),
- Forgery, contrary to section 366(1) of the CC.
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on Nov. 3, 2020.
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