(NORWICH, ON)  - A fraud investigation has resulted in a charge of Fraud over $5,000.

On March 23, 2023, members of the Oxford Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a fraud. Further investigation revealed the accused was involved in fraudulent activity, where six victims were defrauded of a total of approximately $223,000. It is alleged that the accused was selling items to the victims, to which they never received product for.

On November 20, 2025, Abraham Koolmees, 61-years-old of Norwich, was arrested and charged with: Fraud Over $5000.

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Woodstock on January 6, 2026.