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Calgary Police Lay 350 Charges in ID and Rental Fraud Investigation

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The Calgary Police Service (CPS) says three people are facing more than 350 criminal code charges and were arrested on more than 50 outstanding warrants related to frauds involving rentals and stolen identification throughout southern Alberta.

The police began the investigation in 2022 when officers reportedly uncovered a fraudulent document manufacturing lab containing credit card embossers, scanners, electronics and ledgers. Evidence gathered led investigators to execute warrants on several storage lockers where boxes of tax documents, mail and identification cards were located, none of which belonged to the individuals associated to the storage locker.

“One person was charged with 49 criminal code offences relating to the frauds but subsequently failed to attend court-appointed dates’, said the police. The news release by the police said “Investigators believe much of the stolen identity documents, including Social Insurance Numbers (SINs), Alberta Health Care numbers and tax documents, were taken from storage locker break and enters.”

“The personal information, affecting as many as 50 victims, was then allegedly used to apply for fraudulent credit cards, which were used for online purchases.” Police said the “fake identities were also allegedly used for rental applications, both on residences and storage lockers, which were paid for using fake credit cards and stolen cheques.”

On Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, the police executed a search warrant on a residence in the 600 block of Panora Way N.W. Police arrested three people and located “equipment indicative of an operational fraudulent identification and credit card lab, including credit card scanners, an embosser, computers, printers and numerous pieces of identification believed to be stolen.

During the investigation, the police also determined that the Panora residence had been rented by falsifying the application. More investigation led to additional charges.

Bridget Ann Aamot, 37, is charged with 165 new offences, including fraud-related charges and 86 counts of failing to comply with the conditions of undertakings. She was released from custody by the courts and will next appear in court on Thursday Feb. 8, 2024.

Duane Douglas Phillips, 48, is charged with 74 fraud-related offences and will next appear in court on Thuursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Mandy Betty Adeline Bredlaw, 38, is charged with 113 offences, including fraud-related charges and two counts of breach of a conditional sentence order. Bredlaw was released from custody and will next appear in court on Tuesday, Feb, 27, 2024.

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