27-03-2025
Fraud charges laid over GTA casino payouts with counterfeit tickets: OPP
Two people from Thornhill have been charged in connection with alleged fraudulent activity at a GTA casino.
On Feb. 24, members of the Ontario Provincial Police Investigation and Enforcement Bureau who are attached to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario started to investigate 'allegations of fraud involving payouts using counterfeit tickets,' OPP said in Thursday in a news release.
As a result, Ilie Ioncila, 52, and Nicoleta Georgescu, 41, have each been charged with uttering forged documents, theft over $5,000, and fraud over $5,000 under the Criminal Code.
They have been released from custody and are to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto on June 25.
The casino involved was not identified.
The investigation is ongoing, and OPP ask anyone with information that could assist to call 1-888-310-1122.
Tipsters who wish to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or
