Fraud Call Leads To Charges Against Four Males
Four Toronto men are facing multiple charges after one attempted to cash a fraudulent cheque in Oshawa on Saturday evening.
On September 7 at 6:30 pm, police were called to the Cash Money store on King Street West in Oshawa after reports of a male attempting to cash a fraudulent cheque. The suspect male was arrested and officers located a quantity of drugs and keys to a van in his pocket.
Three males were inside the van located in the parking lot and one attempted to enter the driver’s seat as police approached. A search of the vehicle revealed multiple fraudulent cheques, a point of sale terminal, fraudulent credit cards and a quantity of crystal meth. The three males in the vehicle were also arrested and charged.
Dionicio Marquez, age 53 of Bathurst Street in Toronto is charged with: Fraud Under $5,000; Utter Forged Document; Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 (x4); Identity Theft, and Possession of Substance Schedule I, (methamphetamine). He was held for a bail hearing.
Jeffrey Prieto,, age 28 of Vinci Crescent in Toronto is charged with: Fraud Under $5,000; Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 (x4); Identity Theft; Possession of Substance Schedule I (methamphetamine); Obstruct Police, and Fail to Comply with Recognizance,. He was held for a bail hearing.
Teofilo Doton, age 49 of Bathurst Street in Toronto is charged with: Possession of Property Obtained by Crime (x3) and Identity Theft. He was held for a bail hearing.
Jonathan Medrano, age 34 of Mascop Place in Toronto is charged with: Possession of Property Obtained by Crime (x3); Identity Theft; Fail to Comply with Recognizance and Fail to Comply with Probation (x2). He was held for a bail hearing.
Anyone with new information about this investigation is asked to contact the Major Crime Fraud Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5279.