RCMP charge man for accessing Carney’s banking data while working for RBC
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Ibrahim El-Hakim is charged with fraud over $5,000, unauthorized use of a computer, identity theft and trafficking in identity information, the RCMP confirmed Wednesday.
The RCMP says a 23-year-old Ottawa man is facing criminal charges for allegedly accessing clients’ banking profiles “for criminal purposes” while working at RBC, including the personal information of Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Ibrahim El-Hakim is charged with fraud over $5,000, unauthorized use of a computer, identity theft and trafficking in identity information, the RCMP confirmed Wednesday.
According to the RCMP, El-Hakim allegedly used RBC’s IT services to access “several” bank profiles without authorization and for “participating in fraud.”
RCMP first learned of El-Hakim’s alleged activities in early July after receiving a complaint from RBC.
El-Hakim was arrested on July 10 and released on a promise to appear with conditions, police said. He appeared in court in Ottawa on Aug. 6, with his next appearance scheduled for Oct. 1.
“Mr. El-Hakim is believed to have accessed, among other things, the personal data of Prime Minister Mark Carney,” the RCMP said.
“Further charges may be laid against Mr. El-Hakim.”
The investigation has since been assigned to the RCMP’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET), based in Montreal.
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