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Man scams business out of $20,000

A 39-year-old man is facing a number of fraud-related charges following a year and a half long investigation by members of the Greater Sudbury Police Service.
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An amateur sprinter who had several items removed from her handbag by an alleged thief at Queen's Athletic Field Sept. 7 at around 2:30 p.m. was able to tackle the man before he got away. File photo.

A 39-year-old man is facing a number of fraud-related charges following a year and a half long investigation by members of the Greater Sudbury Police Service.

The accused was passing forged documents to an area business and receiving large sums of money in return. The total sum of money obtained is in the area of $20,000.

The accused is scheduled to make a court appearance in December to answer to the charges, which include: uttering a forged document, fraud over $5,000, and theft over $5,000.