Saskatchewan woman charged with defrauding retail business – Saskatoon

The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) has charged a woman with defrauding or attempting to defraud a Canadian retail business of approximately $ 250,000.

The unidentified company became aware of fraudulent activity involving payments in shares in December 2019, according to a press release issued on Wednesday.

SPS’s Economic Crime Unit said activity was discovered at various branches of the company where payments were changed and redirected to a suspect’s bank account. Investigators added that 17 payments had been filed and 59 were pending.

The 57-year-old woman, of Langham, Saskatchewan, faces charges of fraud over $ 5,000 and theft over $ 5,000. His name was not disclosed to the police.

She is due in court on October 19.

Langham is located approximately 30 km northwest of Saskatoon.

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