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Published June 3, 2026

OPP charge woman accused of defrauding a Huntsville senior

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An Ontario Provincial Police crest is displayed on the arm of an officer during a press conference in Vaughan, Ont., Thursday, June 20, 2019. . THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Lahodynskyj

Huntsville OPP charged a woman with fraud on Tuesday after she attempted to deposit a cheque that belonged to a local senior.

On May 21, at 2:08 p.m., officers were alerted to a suspected fraud at a Huntsville bank, learning that a woman tried to deposit a fraudulent cheque.

Upon investigating, police say they learned the cheque belonged to a 101-year-old Huntsville resident.

The 45-year-old woman from Huntsville was charged with fraud under $5,000 and obtaining by false pretence.

She is scheduled to appear in a Bracebridge court on July 21.

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