Laval prolific scammers neutralized

LAVAL | Laval police ended an investigation into two Laval fraudsters who used 273 false identities and 20 false companies to rob financial institutions.
The last episode of the operation entitled “Game Over” was held on Monday, when the suspects, Javaid Iqbal, appeared at the Laval courthouse to face 10 counts involving $ 150,000 fraud .
His accomplice, Mian Suhail, had already pleaded guilty to 16 counts of fraud totaling $ 600,000. This man, who turned out to be an American fugitive, was sentenced to 30 months in prison on 11 November.

The “two individuals each controlled a laboratory of false identification and created many nonexistent identities (synthetic identities) to obtain credit from financial institutions,” said Laval police by press release on Tuesday morning.
During searches, authorities seized equipment to make fake identity cards and false documents, six terminals outlets, $ 75,000 in cash and a luxury car $ 100,000.
Twelve financial institutions have been victims of fraud: Laurentian Bank, Bank of Montreal, Canadian Tire, CIBC, Tangerine, Capital One, Desjardins, TD Bank, Chase Bank, Citi Bank, Royal Bank and Home Depot.