Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
September 25, 2023, Stratford – RCMP has arrested two Stratford men for fraud in relation to several investigations of rental fraud and construction fraud.
On September 22, 2023 as part of a lengthy investigation Stratford RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence in Stratford and arrested two Stratford men for seven fraud schemes covering a timeframe from April 2023 running in to September 2023.
Kelly Giroux of Stratford has been charged with a total of eight counts of fraud involving seven incidents of fraudulently taking money for rental properties and fraudulently taking money for construction work. The total money lost by victims in these cases is just under $50,000.
A second man was also arrested and will be charged with two counts of fraud with regards to the same rental frauds involving Giroux.
Giroux was remanded into custody for a further hearing today and the second man will appear in court at a later date
This investigation was completed by the Stratford RCMP with the assistance of the Kings and Prince District RCMP, and the RCMP Provincial Priority Unit.