Ontario woman charged after stealing identity of a deceased infant
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Windsor, Ontario have charged a Kingsville, Ontario woman with identity theft and impersonation after it was discovered that she used the personal information of a deceased infant to obtain her own personal documents.
The RCMP say the investigation began in December 2010 when Passport Canada officials became aware that 47-year old Nancy Jayne Fera used the identity of a person who died in 1965 to get a Canadian passport. The RCMP believes Fera used the stolen identification to obtain not only a passport, but an Ontario Health Insurance Plan card, an Ontario birth certificate and several credit cards under the name of the deceased.
On February 25, 2011, the RCMP executed a search warrant at Fera’s residence and found more documents in the deceased’s name as well as evidence of GST rebates that had been paid out in that name.
Fera is charged with one count of making a fraudulent statement for procuring a passport, possession of identity information for the purpose of committing an indictable offence and one count of Personation of someone for the purpose of gaining an advantage. She will make her first appearance in court on March 7, 2011.
