Toronto Police Service Financial Crimes, Mass Marketing Section, would like to advise the public of the arrest of a Canadian fugitive.
On Monday, March 19, 2018, Duro Akintola, 44, also known as Mickie Noah, of no fixed address, was arrested. He was returning to Canada at Toronto Pearson International Airport in the custody of U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents. He is charged with:
1) three counts of Personation to Gain Advantage
2) three counts of Fraud Under $5,000
3) three counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
4) two counts of Utter Forged Document
He was scheduled to appear in court at Old City Hall on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 10 a.m.
It is alleged that:
- he is wanted for his participation in an organized fraud ring involving credit card account takeovers and trafficking in stolen identities
- hundreds of thousands of dollars of high-end merchandise were seized in a search warrant at a related residence
- he remained at large living in the United States illegally
On Friday November 10, 2017, agents from U.S. Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested him in Owings Mills, Maryland, prior to returning him to Canada where he is the subject of a Warrant in the 1st Instance held by the Toronto Police Service.
TPS Financial Crimes would like to acknowledge the assistance of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Canada Border Services Agency, Financial Transactions and Reports Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) and Toronto Police Service 14 Division for their assistance with this investigation.
Members of the public with information on this investigation or any other illegal fraudulent activity are encouraged to report it to police. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7300, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.
On Monday, March 19, 2018, Duro Akintola, 44, also known as Mickie Noah, of no fixed address, was arrested. He was returning to Canada at Toronto Pearson International Airport in the custody of U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents. He is charged with:
1) three counts of Personation to Gain Advantage
2) three counts of Fraud Under $5,000
3) three counts of Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
4) two counts of Utter Forged Document
He was scheduled to appear in court at Old City Hall on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 10 a.m.
It is alleged that:
- he is wanted for his participation in an organized fraud ring involving credit card account takeovers and trafficking in stolen identities
- hundreds of thousands of dollars of high-end merchandise were seized in a search warrant at a related residence
- he remained at large living in the United States illegally
On Friday November 10, 2017, agents from U.S. Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested him in Owings Mills, Maryland, prior to returning him to Canada where he is the subject of a Warrant in the 1st Instance held by the Toronto Police Service.
TPS Financial Crimes would like to acknowledge the assistance of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Canada Border Services Agency, Financial Transactions and Reports Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) and Toronto Police Service 14 Division for their assistance with this investigation.
Members of the public with information on this investigation or any other illegal fraudulent activity are encouraged to report it to police. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7300, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.