Police charge one in Renfrew snowplow and general contracting scam
Posted Jan 15, 2025 04:04:12 PM.
Last Updated Jan 15, 2025 04:04:19 PM.
Provincial police laid charges against one person after multiple reports of a business not providing services after people had paid in Renfrew.
Officials said there were multiple fraudulent interactions between the snow removal and general contracting business and so-called customers. Victims reported they paid for services that never were done.
Through an investigation, officers charged Michael Richard Lee Larocque, 44, of Arnprior.
He is facing multiple offences including:
- Fraud under $5000- 16 counts
- Obtaining by false pretence under $5,000- 16 counts
- Fraud over $5,000
- Obtaining by false pretence over $5,000
The accused is set to appear in court on Feb. 19.
“This is an ongoing and complex investigation, and the charges have not been proven in court,” police noted in the release.
