Ottawa Citizen
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May 20, 2026
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Four capital residents among suspects 'sophisticated' CERB fraud
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Article Excerpt
RCMP announces eight people charged in alleged COVID-related fraud PHOTO BY FILE PHOTO /POSTMEDIA Article content Four National Capital area residents are among eight people charged in an alleged cyber-enabled fraud targeting benefits for Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic. Article content A Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigation began in August 2020 following a “cyber attack” on the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) online portal targeting the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) program. Article content Article content Article content In a media release, police described the attack …
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