US EditionCRA worker arrested for identity theft and trafficking information in Vancouver
Yoan Zola faces six charges including fraud under $5,000 after a four-year RCMP probe into misuse of taxpayer information at the Canada Revenue Agency.
- Yoan Zola, a 35-year-old Canada Revenue Agency worker, was arrested in Vancouver on Jan. 29 and faces charges including breach of trust and identity theft following an RCMP investigation.
- The RCMP launched the probe in March 2022 after the CRA reported that one of its employees had "compromised taxpayer information." This alert triggered the four-year investigation.
- Zola faces six charges, including trafficking identity information and fraudulent personation. The former employee is no longer with the agency, which has contacted all affected victims.
- Released on bail, Zola is scheduled to appear in Vancouver provincial court on April 16. Police stated no further details will be released because the matter is before the courts.
- The CRA emphasized that public trust is of "the utmost importance," maintaining "vigorous processes" to ensure employee reliability. The agency takes all allegations of misconduct seriously and thoroughly investigates.
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CRA worker arrested for identity theft and trafficking information in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A worker with the Canada Revenue Agency in Vancouver has been arrested and charged with identity theft and trafficking private information after a four-year investigation.
CRA worker arrested for identity theft and trafficking information in Vancouver – Energeticcity.ca
VANCOUVER — A worker with the Canada Revenue Agency in Vancouver has been arrested and charged with identity theft and trafficking private information after a four-year investigation. The RCMP’s federal policing unit in the Pacific region says in a statement that the 35-year-old man was arrested on Jan. 29 in Vancouver. He is facing charges including breach of trust, trafficking identity information, identity theft and fraudulent personation amo…
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