NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Dec. 2, 2022, at approximately 12:30 a.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person on Manitoba Road in relation to a previous fraud investigation.
On Nov. 25, 2022, the complainant reported a credit card being stolen from his vehicle, which was parked in his driveway. Later that day, the same credit card was being used at a retail store on Highway 108. Video surveillance was observed at the residence, and the retail store and the person were identified.
Zachery Pelletier, 27, of Elliot Lake was charged with:
- Fraud under $5,000, contrary to section 380(1)(b) of the Criminal Code (CC)
- Possess - credit card data, contrary to section 342(3) of the CC
- Use of credit card, contrary to section 342(1)(c) of the CC
- Fail to comply with probation order, contrary to section 733.1(1) of the CC
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on Jan. 9, 2023.
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