Saskatchewan woman facing fraud charges involving total of $250K

A woman from Langham is facing charges after allegedly defrauding and attempting to defraud a retail company of around $250,000.

A Canadian company that wasn’t identified by the Saskatoon Police Service first became aware of fraudulent activity involving equity payments in December of 2019.

At various branches of the company, payments were being altered and redirected to a suspect’s bank account, police say.

There were 17 payments deposited and 59 payments pending deposit, totalling around $250,000.

The Saskatoon Police Service has charged the 57-year-old woman with one count of fraud over $5,000 and one count of theft over $5,000.

The woman is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 19.