Pembroke resident facing fraud charges

By CityNews Ottawa

Posted Dec 9, 2022 11:30:00 PM.

A Pembroke resident is facing several fraud-related charges after a criminal investigation was launched in May 2022.

The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began investigating after a resident reported fraudulent activity on an online marketplace. A total of four victims were identified by police during the course of the investigation.

As a result of this incident 34-year-old Samantha McLaughlin has been charged with the following offences:

Fraud under $5,000 – four counts
Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 – four counts

The accused was released to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on Jan. 24, 2023.

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