Police bust $3M fraud targeting Ontario cleaning business over 15 years
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According to police, five additional suspects remain outstanding in a long-term fraud investigation involving an employee allegedly redirecting more than $3 million.
Durham Regional Police say eight people have been charged and five others are wanted in a long-term fraud investigation involving more than $3 million.
According to police, the investigation focused on a 54-year-old woman employed as an operations manager who allegedly orchestrated a sophisticated fraud scheme within a commercial cleaning company.
Investigators with the Durham Regional Police Service said the complex investigation began after a corporate restructuring at a ServiceMaster location in Durham uncovered “financial irregularities.”
Police said the company conducted an internal audit and notified investigators in November 2021.
Investigators said the scheme involved the diversion of employee wages, the redirection of payroll funds to other individuals, including family members, and the submission of fraudulent subcontractor invoices for work that was never performed.
According to police, the fraud may have spanned more than 15 years.
However, investigators were only able to review financial records from January 2015 to October 2021 due to limited documentation.
Losses to ServiceMaster during that six‑year period alone are believed to exceed $3 million.
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