Police arrest woman they say scammed coworkers at local restaurant

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 20, 2025 4:42 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

The Windsor Police Service says it has arrested a 53-year-old pistillate aft six radical mislaid much than $77,000 successful an concern scam.

Members of the financial crimes portion launched an probe successful March of past twelvemonth aft receiving a study that six employees of a section edifice were defrauded retired of ample sums of wealth by a coworker. 

The fishy allegedly tricked the victims into investing successful a bogus house-flipping concern based successful the United States, the unit said successful a quality merchandise issued Wednesday.

The victims transferred a full of $77,700 to the fishy betwixt April 30, 2023 and Jan. 19, 2024, constabulary said, but ne'er saw a instrumentality connected their investments.

A fishy turned herself into constabulary connected Monday, they said.

She has been charged with fraud implicit $5,000.

Police are asking anyone with accusation astir the concern to interaction the fiscal crimes portion astatine 519-255-6700, ext. 4330. They tin besides interaction Crime Stoppers.