WHITBY, Ont. -- Durham regional police say they have arrested an elderly woman who is allegedly involved in a series of identify thefts across the Greater Toronto Area and beyond.
They say a 67-year-old Toronto woman is facing multiple fraud charges along with breaching a Quebec probation order and conditional sentence.
She was arrested Tuesday following tips from the public.
Police say there are at least 16 victims, all senior citizens, whose personal information was unlawfully used.
It's alleged that between November 2011 and July this year, Stoddart went to banks in several cities -- including Whitby, Toronto, Cambridge, London and Sudbury -- with counterfeit IDs to take over legitimate individual bank accounts.
Police say she has also allegedly opened bank accounts using false identification and has deposited more than $125,000 in stolen, altered and counterfeit cheques in order to withdraw the funds later.
