Kelowna woman charged with fraud in Edmonton

A Okanagan woman was charged with fraud after the police claimed that she had swindled an Edmonton company of about $ 275,000.

Megan Weistra, 27, was arrested by the Kelowna RCMP after a three-year investigation. According to the police, Weistra was employed as an accountant by a real estate company. The alleged fraud took place between December 2014 and June 2015.

Police say Weistra "would have used the knowledge gained from his accountant position in the company to intercept the monthly rent payments sent by Interac e-Transfer to account of the company, then transferred the funds to his personal account. "

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Weistra, who may also be known as Megan O-Gorman, was arrested in Kelowna on July 3. Police say Weistra may have defrauded other organizations and released a photo of her, hoping this will encourage businesses to contact the police if they had any contact with her.

Edmonton Police can be contacted at 780-423-4567.