The Lloydminster RCMP has charged a male from Success, Saskatchewan, with multiple counts of fraudulent use of a fuel card.
"On March 11, 2024, Lloydminster RCMP received a report of a Fraud involving a fuel card stolen from a business in Lloydminster," stated RCMP Cst Kelsey Davidge Lloydminster RCMP General Investigation Section initiated an investigation and determined that an individual used the fuel card to steal $57,969.55 worth of diesel fuel from throughout the province of Alberta. The male then sold the fuel at a discounted price."
Kenton Wotherspoon now faces over 20 charges in connection with the investigation. They include:
- Theft Under $5000 x8
- Theft Over $5000 x2
- Unlawful Use of a Credit Card x10
- Trafficking in Stolen Property x3
- Theft of Fuel Card contrary
Wotherspoon was held for a Judicial Interim Release Hearing and was released. He is to appear next on November 5, 2024, at the Lloydminster Provincial Court in Alberta.
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