Three people have been arrested and face multiple charges following a Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) investigation into fraudulent vehicle financing involving luxury vehicles and stolen identities.
Project Macan began in May after a 2018 Porsche Macan was fraudulently purchased from an Oakville dealership using a stolen identity and fraudulent documentation. The vehicle was later recovered in Milton.
Investigators subsequently identified additional fraudulent vehicle-financing transactions involving stolen identities, false employment and financial information, forged documents, and stolen credit card information.
Police also worked with York Regional Police on a separate investigation involving the fraudulent financing of a 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLC.
On Tuesday, October 20th, members of the HRPS Financial Crimes Unit, with assistance from the Tactical Rescue Unit, 1 District Criminal Investigations Bureau and York Regional Police, executed five Criminal Code search warrants at locations in Milton and Toronto.
Two men and one woman were arrested. Police also seized eight iPhones, laptops, external storage devices, fraudulent financial, banking and business records, RBC authentication tokens, Canadian currency, fraudulent Ontario driver’s licences, and luxury designer goods.
25-year-old Amin Mohamed of Milton faces the following charges:
- Fraud Over $5,000;
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000;
- Possession, Use, Trafficking Stolen Credit Card;
- Failure to Comply with an Undertaking; and
- Fraud Over $5,000 (York Regional Police investigation)
25-year-old Kevin Jeevanithy of Milton faces the following charge:
- Fraud Over $5,000
24-year-old Mariam Dukuray of Toronto faces the following charges:
- Fraud Over $5,000;
- Identity Fraud; and
- Uttering a Forged Document
All three accused were released on undertakings and are scheduled to appear in court in Milton.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the HRPS Financial Crimes Unit at 905-825-4777.
