Brampton Woman Charged With Defrauding Former Employer of Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
Published April 5, 2018 at 10:17 pm
York Regional Police have charged a Brampton woman of scamming her former employer for a massive amount of money, according to a recent release.
York Regional Police have charged a Brampton woman of scamming her former employer for a massive amount of money, according to a recent release.
Police began an investigation in July 2017 where a woman was suspected to have defrauded her employer of about $395,000, according to a recent release.
The suspect was a payroll specialist at a technology-based company in Vaughan at the time.
Police say that between June 26, 2015, and July 7, 2017, the suspect re-activated a former employees payroll. The suspect then changed the payroll deposit information to her own personal account.
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“The accused then increased the hourly pay rate and added numerous bonuses over the two years,” reads the release.
Nazia Zaman, 30, of Brampton has been charged with fraud over $5,000 and possession of proceeds of crime.
The suspect is set to appear in court of May 10, 2018.
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