News Release - Winnipeg Police Service

Friday, August 28, 2015 Fraud Arrests – C15-178894 Recently, a group of suspects travelled to Winnipeg, Manitoba from the Montreal, Quebec area for the purpose of committing credit card fraud.     Between August 25th and 26th, 2015, the group attended to three department stores in the Winnipeg area, making purchases of electronics and gift cards, using forged credit cards. These transactions included the purchase of numerous Ipads, Ipods, pre-paid credit cards and assorted gift cards.    The total estimated value of the goods and electronics purchased is $29,000.00.   The business involved observed the numerous suspicious purchases and contacted police. Members of the Commercial Crime Unit were notified and entered into an investigation.   On August 26, 2015 at approximately 6:00 p.m., two suspects were located and arrested in the area of the 2000 block of Wellington Avenue.   Steevy BERTHELOT, 18-years-old and Oussama KANSOU, 25-years-old of Montreal, Quebec have been charged with the following due to their alleged involvement:   Fraud Over $5000.00 x 2 Fraud Under $5000.00 Unauthorized Use of Credit Card Data x 3 Possession of Credit Card x 5 Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5000.00 Conspiracy to Commit an Indictable Offence   Both were remanded into custody.   For further information contact either:  Constable Jason Michalyshen, Public Information Officer  Constable Eric Hofley, Public Information Officer  Kelly Dehn, Manager of Public Affairs    Phone: (204) 986-3061 | Fax: (204) 986-3267 | Email: WPS-PIO@Winnipeg.ca Share this mailing with your social network by clicking on the appropriate link:       Related Winnipeg Police Service Report a Crime Online Crime Stoppers CrimeStat Unsubscribe If you do not want to receive these emails anymore, unsubscribe.    Please do not reply to this email. This e-mail was sent from a notification-only address and replies are not monitored. Mailing address: City of Winnipeg, 510 Main Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3B 1B9 Privacy Statement The City of Winnipeg values your privacy. We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties. You are receiving this email as a result of your signing up for the Winnipeg Police Service Email News list offered on the City of Winnipeg website. You may unsubscribe or change your subscription options at any time.