(BROCKVILLE, ON) – An individual has been arrested at dealership near Brockville after an investigation revealed fraudulent document had been provided in order to purchase a vehicle.

The investigation, led by the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), began on November 11, 2024, when an employee of the dealership reported that they had received a down payment for a vehicle with identification that did not match the prospective buyer.

On November 12, 2024, officers met with the alleged buyer at the dealership.



Zineb ROUMANI, age 29 of Verdun, Quιbec, was placed under arrest and charged with:

Fraud over $5,000
Personation with intent to obtain property (identity fraud)
Obtaining by false pretence over $5,000
Drawing document without authority
Identity theft – obtain or possess another person’s identity information
Forgery
Uses, deals, or acts on forged document
The accused was released after a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville the next morning and is scheduled to appear before the court again on December 20, 2024.

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