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A 47-year-old Ottawa man has been charged with fraud and possessing stolen property after metropolis police say investigators executed a search warrant at an Auriga Drive public sale home Friday morning, seizing “quite a few objects.”

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Police launched the investigation final month into incidents alleged to have occurred between early 2019 and February 2022, the Ottawa Police Service mentioned in a launch Friday. It’s alleged that the proprietor of the enterprise stole from at the least 5 clients, police mentioned.

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The west legal investigations part charged the person with two counts of fraud over $5,000, two depend of possession of stolen property over $5,000, 5 counts of fraud underneath $5,000 and 5 counts of possession of stolen property underneath $5,000. The costs haven’t been examined in court docket.

Anybody with data, or who’s “involved with the present whereabouts of their belongings on consignment” on the enterprise, was requested to contact the investigator at 613-236-1222, ext. 2653.

Nameless suggestions will be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca.