WEST PERTH – Perth County Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fraud that they say occurred in Mitchell over the course of a year.
OPP said they were contacted in May of this year by a local sports team who became aware of suspicious activity involving a bank account operated by their organization, police said in a news release.
It was determined that funds exceeding $40,000 were removed fraudulently from the account, police said.
Corrine McKenzie, 37, of Huron East has been charged with fraud over $5,000.
McKenzie is listed as treasurer/secretary of the Mitchell Hawks on the Provincial Junior Hockey League team's website.
The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford on Aug. 28.
Anyone with information regarding this or any incident is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or online at www.opp.ca/reporting. Should you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at www.P3tips.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
None of the allegations have been tested in court and the accused is considered innocent unless proven guilty.
