Toronto resident charged with defrauding the CRA
Toronto resident charged with defrauding the CRA Toronto, Ontario, July 28, 2015... The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that on July 23, 2015 a warrant of arrest was executed against Kevin Ekow Plange, of Toronto, Ontario. Mr. Plange appeared at the Old City Hall Court House in Toronto where he was charged with committing an offence contrary to Section 380(1)(a) of the Criminal Code . It is alleged that Plange, by deceit, falsehood or other fraudulent means unlawfully did defraud or attempt to defraud the Government of Canada of money in an amount greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000), by preparing and submitting false Direct Deposit Request forms pertaining to GST/HST, Payroll and/or Corporation Income Tax, to the Canada Revenue Agency to change the direct deposit information of corporations, and as a result redirected or attempted to redirect GST/HST refunds and other payments properly payable to corporations, to bank accounts controlled by him. Plange a...