Perth County OPP officers have arrested and charged a person in connection to a scam that defrauded a local bank out of about $40,000.
A suspect attended a financial institution in the Municipality of North Perth on the morning of May 21st, provided identification which turned out to be stolen and performed some banking transactions.
On June 11, 2020, Staff from a bank branch in Exeter suspected the same man attended their bank, so police were contacted. It was learned a suspect had an appointed at a Mitchell bank branch the same day.
Perth County OPP and the Perth County Crime Unit attended the Mitchell location and arrested a suspect.
Ivan Lauc, 48, of Toronto, is charged with:
Fraud Over $5000 (three counts) Personation with Intent (Identity Fraud) (three counts) Possession of a Forged Document with Intent Fail to Comply with Probation Order
The accused has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford, at a later date, to answer to the charges. The accused was released to another jurisdiction, who had an outstanding warrant for their arrest.
Anyone with information regarding this or any incident is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or online at www.opp.ca/reporting. Should you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at http://hc-cs.ca where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
