The Ontario Provincial Police has laid charges against two individuals in connection with fraudulent activity occurring on an Ontario-regulated online igaming site.

The Investigation and Enforcement Bureau, attached to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, was contacted in July 2022, regarding allegations of identity theft occurring on the site www.OLG.ca.

In August 2022, allegations of fraudulent activity on an online sports betting site were also reported to the AGCO.

On July 13, 2023, search warrants were executed at a residence in North York, which resulted in the seizure of multiple electronic devices, fraudulent documents and instruments related to non-gaming criminal offences.

As a result of the investigation, police charged two people under the Criminal Code in December.

A 38-year-old from Toronto has been charged with the following offences:

· Fraud over $5000
· Fraud under $5000
· Use forged document
· Possession of credit card
· Use credit card data
· Personation with intent (identity fraud)
· Possession of an identity document
· Instrument for use in copying credit cards
· Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000
· Identity theft – obtain or possess another person’s identity information

A 20-year-old from North York has been charged with the following offences:

· Fraud over $5000
· Fraud under $5000
· Use forged document
· Possession of credit card
· Use credit card data
· Personation with intent (identity fraud)
· Possession of an identity document
· Instrument for use in copying credit cards
· Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000
· Identity theft – obtain or possess another person’s identity information
· Fail to comply with undertaking

It is unclear where the victims of the identity theft are from.

The accused were released from custody and are scheduled to appear before the court in Toronto.