Canada’s Durham Regional Police reveals that Project Fletcher has resulted in 8 arrests in a $3M payroll‑diversion and money‑laundering fraud scheme, with 5 suspects still at large

Investigators allege a company operations manager orchestrated a scheme lasting more than 15 years that diverted employee wages and submitted fake subcontractor invoices, defrauding a Durham Region business of over CAD $3 million between 2015 and 2021 alone. A forensic audit uncovered about 270 fraudulent cheques routed through 22 bank accounts, with proceeds laundered through cheque-cashing services, multiple financial institutions and international transfers; the probe—supported by FINTRAC and forensic accountants…