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ARTICLE · 16 MAY 2017

Project Royal: Thousands Have Information Compromised In Fraud Investigation

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Do you know if your information is safe? More than 5,000 Torontonians have hair their information compromised.

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Do you know if your information is safe? More than 5,000 Torontonians have hair their information compromised.

A massive fraud investigation dubbed Project Royal has been ongoing since summer 2016. The individuals taken into custody apparently lived a "high-profile lifestyle of conspicuous consumption fuelled by the proceeds of identity theft and fraud," police stated on Tuesday.

Toronto Police have two men in custody in connection with this crime and are currently searching for a third. The men involved have been charged with the following:

Adekunle Johnson Omitiran, 37

  • Turned himself in on April 27
  • Charged with fraud over $5,000
  • Four counts of fraud under $5,000
  • Two counts of identity theft

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