City of Vaughan Man Charged with Fraud Relating to the Bankruptcy Process

TORONTO, Jan. 12, 2012 /CNW/ - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Commercial Crime Section in collaboration with the Ontario Region Special Investigation Unit of the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB), charged the following individual with offences under the Criminal Code (CC) and the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA).   The charges relate to an alleged fraud and the abuse of the bankruptcy process.

Suresh SENTHINATHAN, 40 years of age, of Vaughan, Ontario, has been charged with two counts of 'Fraud Over $5000' contrary to section 380(1) CC and one count of 'unlawfully refusing to answer fully and truthfully questions at an examination' contrary to section 198 of the BIA.

The first court appearance is scheduled for January 13th, 2012 at Old City Hall in Toronto.

The combined efforts of the RCMP and the OSB Special Investigation Units will continue to focus on responding to allegations of criminal wrongdoing related to the bankruptcy and insolvency system and undertaking criminal investigations where evidence of  wrongdoing exist.  The objective is to maintain confidence in the integrity of the bankruptcy and insolvency system and the economic stability of Canada.

The RCMP GTA Commercial Crime Section can be reached by calling the RCMP Toronto West Detachment at 1-800-461-9398.

Sgt. Richard Rollings,
Media Relations Coordinator
RCMP "O" Division
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