One Person Charged in St. Catharines Fraud

Tuesday, 4 January 2022 11:33

By Linda Morgan

Law firm employee accused of fraudulently removing over $168,000 from business.

One person has been arrested in connection to a St. Catharines fraud investigation.

Detectives from the Niagara Regional Police Central Fraud Unit say between 2017 - 2021, over $168,400 was fraudulently removed from a law firm.

Investigators say an employee from the firm was identified as a suspect.

On December 28th, 41 year old Amanda Clause of St. Catharines was arrested.

She's facing several charges, including Fraud Over $5,000, Forgery, Laundering Proceeds of Crime, and more.

She is due in court on March 11th.

Anyone with information relating to the investigation is asked to contact police at 905-688-4111, extension 1009052.

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