Halton Police Media Release: Fraud Investigation in Burlington Leads to Three Arrests
*Please see below a media release issued by Halton Regional Police Service.For Release: 8/6/2020 11:03 AMOriginator: D/Constable Ed Spence, Regional Fraud Unit, (905) 465-8742Contact: D/Constable Ed Spence, Regional Fraud Unit, (905) 465-8742Location: BurlingtonThe Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) has made three arrests after an investigation into a large sum of money that was stolen from the City of Burlington.In April of 2019, Burlington was the target and victim of a sophisticated email fraud scam. During this offence, approximately $500, 000 was stolen from the city.A yearlong investigation by the HRPS Fraud Bureau led to the arrest of three males. Search warrants were also executed at two homes.Arrested and charged:
- Abayomi Musa (38) of Toronto
- Adnan Nawaz (39) of Brampton
- Hardness Oppong (37) of Toronto
All three have jointly been charged with Fraud over $5,000. The accused have been released pending a court appearance on October 6, 2020 at the Ontario Court of Justice in Milton.Anyone with information with regards to this incident is asked to contact Detective Constable Ed Spence of the Regional Fraud Bureau at (905) 465-8742.Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. "See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers" at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.caMAYOR MEED WARD'S TAKE:I know this will be welcome news for our community. I want to thank the police and especially the lead investigator for their diligent pursuit in tracking down these suspects -- no easy task when dealing with cyber-crimes. We are all committed to seeing justice done for our residents, and doing everything we can to get back the money that was stolen.RELATED LINKS:
- Burlington Post Column: Updating Residents After City was Targeted by Criminal Fraud
- City of Burlington reports online fraud
--*Posted by John Bkila, Mayor's Media and Digital Communications Specialist