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Ontario Police: 14 suspects arrested in a fraud operation targeting the elderly

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Ontario Police: 14 suspects arrested in a fraud operation targeting the elderly

By Mounira Magdy

Published: April 18, 2024

Ontario Provincial Police said that an inter-provincial investigation into a "parent emergency fraud" targeting seniors across Canada has led to the arrest of 14 suspects.

Details of the investigation, dubbed Project Sharp, were announced during a press conference in Scarborough this morning, Thursday.

Police stated that 56 charges have been laid and all suspects were arrested in Montreal.

According to police, since January, investigators have identified 126 victims who were defrauded of a total of $739,000.

Police said the majority of the victims live in Ontario and are aged between 46 and 95.

More details to come...

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