Eleven facing charges in cheque fraud investigation

Durham police have charged 11 people in connection with thousands of dollars in fraudulent cheque transactions.

Following a two-month investigation dubbed Project Defiance, police executed five search warrants in Oshawa on Tuesday, Aug. 5. The investigation uncovered more than $70,000 worth of fraudulent transactions. Both property and drugs were seized as a part of this investigation.

A 38-year-old Oshawa male has been charged with six counts of fraud under $5,000, seven counts of uttering a forged document and one count each of possession of methamphetamine, possession of cocaine, possession of hydromorph contin, possession of hash oil, possession of methadone for the purpose of trafficking, failure to comply with an undertaking and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence.

A 33-year-old Oshawa male has been charged with conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, failure to comply with an undertaking and uttering a forged document, as well as seven charged of driving while under suspension.

A 36-year-old Oshawa male has been charged with three counts of uttering a forged document, two counts of fraud over $5,000 and one count of fraud under $5,000.

A 25-year-old Oshawa female has been charged with three counts of fraud under $5,000 and two counts of uttering a forged document.

A 38-year-old Oshawa male has been charged with two counts of fraud over $5,000 and one count of uttering a forged document.

Two 32-year-old Oshawa males, a 29-year-old Oshawa female and two 22-year-old Oshawa males have each been charged with fraud under $5,000 and uttering a forged document.

A 25-year-old Clarington male has been charged with fraud under $5,000.