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8 arrested, 5 more wanted in connection with $3M, 15-year-long fraud of Durham Region business
The alleged fraud involved diversion of wages and fake invoices, with $3 million lost from 2015-2021 and money laundering linked to multiple countries, police said.
- At a Thursday news conference, Durham Regional Police announced eight arrests and said five suspects remain outstanding after ServiceMaster was allegedly defrauded of more than $3 million.
- After a corporate restructuring, ServiceMaster initiated an internal audit and notified police in November 2021 following financial irregularities flagged by a new operations manager.
- Investigators say the alleged scheme diverted wages, used false invoices, issued 270 fraudulent cheques to eight subcontractor companies, and laundered money through cheque‑cashing businesses and 22 bank accounts.
- So far, all eight charged people have been released on bail, Durham Regional Police have laid 33 charges and expect 19 more once five outstanding suspects are caught.
- Project Fletcher produced 27 judicial orders and nearly 80,000 pages of records, while investigators suspect the scheme lasted more than 15 years with higher total losses.
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dailyguardian.caPolice bust $3M fraud targeting Ontario cleaning business over 15 years
According to police, five additional suspects remain outstanding in a long-term fraud investigation involving an employee allegedly redirecting more than $3 million.
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