(GRAVENHURST, ON) - The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a local woman after investigating incidents involving counterfeit money.

Between June 30 and July 8, 2025, Bracebridge OPP officers received several reports that a person was passing counterfeit money at several locations in the town of Gravenhurst. With the assistance of the public, police were able to identify the suspect and subsequently arrested and charged 40-year-old Amee PAULETTE of Gravenhurst with Utter Counterfeit Money X 5 and Fraud Under $5000 X 3. She will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on August 12, 2025 to answer to her charges.