3 men arrested, charged for extorting $15K from 80 year old woman in phone scam
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Last Updated May 6, 2021 at 3:03 pm EDT
The York Regional Police Financial Crimes Unit says an 80 year old woman got a call on Monday from a suspect claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency and threatening to arrest her if she didn t pay up. NEONBRAND
Three young men from Brampton are accused of trying to rip off an elderly woman of her life savings through a phone scam.
The York Regional Police Financial Crimes Unit says an 80-year-old woman received a phone call on Monday from a suspect claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and threatened to arrest her if she didn’t pay up.
Posted: Dec 15, 2020 1:51 PM ET | Last Updated: December 15, 2020
Coun. Karen Cilevitz, who represents Richmond Hill s Ward 5, has been charged with fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust by public officer after an investigation found that more than $21,000 was paid to her spouse over a ten-month period, York police allege. (Grant Linton/CBC )
A Richmond Hill councillor has been charged with fraud after an investigation revealed that she hired a new employee and arranged for them to give a portion of their pay to her spouse, York Regional Police allege.
In a news release issued Tuesday, police said more than $21,000 was paid to the spouse of Coun. Karen Cilevitz over ten months, ranging from August 2019 to May 2020.
A city councillor for Richmond Hill, Ont. has been charged in connection with a fraud investigation. According to York Regional Police, an investigation into “the fraudulent use of funds connected with a city councillor’s employment” began back in July. Police allege the councillor hired an additional staff member and then arranged for them to give a portion of their pay to the councillor’s spouse. “It is believed that more than $21,000 was paid to the councillor’s spouse from August 2019 to May 2020,” police said in a news release issued Tuesday afternoon. Richmond Hill resident Karen Cilevitz, 63 has been charged with fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust by a public officer in connection with the incident. Cilevitz was first elected as a city councillor in Richmond Hill in 2014 and was re-elected for a second term in 2018.
TORONTO A city councillor for Richmond Hill, Ont. has been charged in connection with a fraud investigation. According to York Regional Police, an investigation into “the fraudulent use of funds connected with a city councillor’s employment” began back in July. Police allege the councillor hired an additional staff member and then arranged for them to give a portion of their pay to the councillor’s spouse. “It is believed that more than $21,000 was paid to the councillor’s spouse from August 2019 to May 2020,” police said in a news release issued Tuesday afternoon. Richmond Hill resident Karen Cilevitz, 63 has been charged with fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust by a public officer in connection with the incident. Cilevitz was first elected as a city councillor in Richmond Hill in 2014 and was re-elected for a second term in 2018.