More Than $559k Stolen from Business, One Charged with Fraud
On December 10, 2024, detectives with the Fraud Unit charged 50-year-old Lorraine Lariviere with fraud over $5,000.
On August 27, 2024, detectives began an investigation into a reported fraud involving the accused. The investigation revealed between June 2020 and August 2024, the accused, who was responsible for managing finances for a local business at which they were employed, had stolen approximately $559,701.63 from the business’s accounts. They had done so by transferring funds from the business’s accounts to their personal account.
Shortly before 9:00 a.m. on December 10, 2024, the accused attended the Police Services Building to turn themselves in. They were arrested.
The accused is charged with fraud over $5,000. They were released on an undertaking and are scheduled to appear in court on February 10, 2025.