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Waterloo Region, Ontario – Waterloo Regional Police have arrested a 28-year-old Cambridge male in connection to a significant identity fraud lab, which was located at a business on Franklin Boulevard in Cambridge.
The male was arrested on April 23, 2020, after a two-month- investigation by members of the Waterloo Regional Police Service's Fraud Branch, Intelligence Services and Cybercrime unit.
As a result of the investigation, a search warrant was executed at a business on Franklin Boulevard. The following items were seized:
- Embosser
- Computers
- Created identification
- Credit cards
- Stolen mail
- A quantity of drugs.
The male is facing several charges, including the following:
- Fraud Over $5000
- Identity Theft
- Trafficking in Identity Information
- Identity Fraud
- Illegal Trafficking & Possession of Government Documents
- Trafficking and Possession of Stolen Credit Cards and Data
- Unauthorized Use of a Computer
- Two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance (methamphetamine & fentanyl).
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 519-570-9777 ext. 8374 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Media Inquiries
Ashley Dietrich
Constable
Public Information Officer, Executive Branch
Waterloo Regional Police Service
519-570-9777 (WRPS) ext. 8285
ashley.dietrich@wrps.on.ca
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