OPP in Blind River have cracked a case where a man collected more than $420,000 in government cheques made out to a dead person. The accused used a dead relative’s name and social insurance number to collect Old Age Security, CPP and GIS cheques over a number of years.
The OPP’s anti-rackets branch learned about the potential fraud in May and began investigating an individual. The investigation ended last week with the arrest of a 63-year-old man. Among the charges he faces are fraud over $5,000, personation with intent and a forgery related offense.