FRAUD/THEFT
Belleville, Ontario – The Belleville Police Service received a complaint in late December 2012 from the family an elderly female Belleville resident regarding a Fraud.
As a result of an investigation by members of the Criminal Investigations Division it was determined that the elderly female was bilked out of upwards of $100,000 over a period of more than three years from persons known to her.
The investigation resulted in criminal charges being laid on the 30th of January 2013 against two persons:
Michael McInnis, 27 years and Rebecca Forbes, 27 years, both of Belleville are charged with;
- 1 count of Fraud over $5000.00
- 1 count of Theft over $5000.00
- 1 count of Possession of Property Obtained by crime over $5000.00
Both parties have been released with a court date on February 20, 2013.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Belleville Police Service Det.-Const. Pat Kellar at 613-966-0882 ext. 2311 or Crime Stoppers at 613-969-8477.
