On February 11, 2013, the U.S. Marshals Service arrested a 44-year-old man and his wife, 41, in Los Angeles, California, in connection with a fraud investigation in Toronto.
On February 11, 2013, the Toronto Police Service arrested their son, 20, in Toronto, in connection with the same investigation.
On Thursday, July 25, 2013, the man and woman were extradited from Los Angeles, California, to Toronto.
It is alleged that:
- the accused, the 44-year-old man, purchased several life insurance policies totalling $3.525 million while living in the Toronto area
- the beneficiary of the man's life insurance policies was his wife
- in 2008, the man and his wife travelled to Iran from Toronto
- his wife falsely claimed her husband died of a heart attack while in Iran
- the man's wife and her son initiated the death-claims process with each of the insurance companies to receive the benefits of his life insurance policy
- the insurance companies settled an insurance payout with the woman
- the insurance companies lost $1.01 million, and the money has not been recovered
The man, 44, and his wife, 41, of Mission Viejo, California, have each been charged with:
1) four counts of Fraud Over
The woman, 41, has also been charged with:
1) nine counts of Uttering a Forged Document
A man, 20, has been charged with:
- four counts of Uttering a Forged Document
- four counts of Fraud Over
The names of the accused are being withheld to protect the identity of a Young Person.
They were scheduled to appear in court at College Park, on Friday, July 26, 2013, room 501, at 10 a.m.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Phil Chung at 416-808-7342, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.
On February 11, 2013, the Toronto Police Service arrested their son, 20, in Toronto, in connection with the same investigation.
On Thursday, July 25, 2013, the man and woman were extradited from Los Angeles, California, to Toronto.
It is alleged that:
- the accused, the 44-year-old man, purchased several life insurance policies totalling $3.525 million while living in the Toronto area
- the beneficiary of the man's life insurance policies was his wife
- in 2008, the man and his wife travelled to Iran from Toronto
- his wife falsely claimed her husband died of a heart attack while in Iran
- the man's wife and her son initiated the death-claims process with each of the insurance companies to receive the benefits of his life insurance policy
- the insurance companies settled an insurance payout with the woman
- the insurance companies lost $1.01 million, and the money has not been recovered
The man, 44, and his wife, 41, of Mission Viejo, California, have each been charged with:
1) four counts of Fraud Over
The woman, 41, has also been charged with:
1) nine counts of Uttering a Forged Document
A man, 20, has been charged with:
- four counts of Uttering a Forged Document
- four counts of Fraud Over
The names of the accused are being withheld to protect the identity of a Young Person.
They were scheduled to appear in court at College Park, on Friday, July 26, 2013, room 501, at 10 a.m.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Phil Chung at 416-808-7342, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave A Tip on Facebook. Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes, Google Play or Blackberry App World.