Lethbridge police charge 5 people in identify fraud investigation

Lethbridge police person charged 5 radical successful an individuality fraud probe with links to Calgary, Edmonton and Ontario.

Investigators accidental that successful the autumn of 2023, officers executed a hunt warrant connected a North Side location successful Lethbridge that led to the find of hundreds of forged documents, on with instrumentality to manufacture fake individuality cards.

The IDs belonged to victims of individuality theft, and Lethbridge constabulary accidental their probe led to further hunt warrants being executed successful Calgary and Edmonton.

Investigators judge the forged documents were utilized to acquisition aggregate high-end vehicles.

As portion of the investigation, Calgary constabulary seized 2 Land Rovers and a Mercedes Benz that had their VIN numbers changed.

Investigators besides assertion to person uncovered ties to a grandparent scam successful Ontario.

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Twenty-seven-year-old Mutwokal Agustino Akorkwag and 23-year-old Tagjok Agustino Akorkwag person been charged with possession of a forged oregon falsified recognition card, making oregon possessing individuality documents and possession of a forged document.

Nineteen-year-old Angok Malwal and 25-year-old Chol Deng-Ngong  are charged with possession of a forged oregon falsified recognition paper and making oregon possessing individuality documents.

All 4 of the accused are from Lethbridge.

A 5th idiosyncratic — identified arsenic an Edmonton pistillate — is besides charged with making oregon possessing individuality documents and possession of a stolen recognition card. However, she was 17 astatine the clip of the alleged offences truthful cannot beryllium named.

Lethbridge constabulary accidental the the probe included officers from galore agencies, including the Calgary Police Service, Edmonton Police Service, Halton Regional Police Service and the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC).