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Niagara Falls woman charged after $134,000 defrauded from lawyer's office

Family law office's trust fund bank accounts were compromised over a period of five years, say police
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NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA FALLS REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE
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In August 2019 the Niagara Regional Police Service, Central Fraud Unit commenced an investigation into an alleged fraud and theft of funds in the amount of $134,000 from a St. Catharines family law office.  

The complainant became concerned that their trust fund and bank accounts had been compromised between Sept. 1, 2014, to June 27, 2019.

As a result of the investigation on Oct. 22, 2019, police arrested 34-year-old Alicia MacKinnon of Niagara Falls and charged her with the alleged offences of:

  • Fraud over $5,000
  • Utter forged document
  • Falsification of books
  • Laundering proceeds of crime
  • Criminal breach of trust

MacKinnon was released on a promise to appear / undertaking. She is scheduled to appear at the Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse, at 59 Church St. in St. Catharines, on Nov. 19, 2019.

Information on crimes can also be submitted anonymously using Crime Stoppers of Niagara.

To leave an anonymous tip, please contact Crime Stoppers via:

Telephone - 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS)
Online - www.niagaratips.ca

Crime Stoppers guarantees that you will remain anonymous through any of the methods offered to provide tips. You may also be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000 if the information leads to an arrest.

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