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Toronto woman accused of defrauding charity of more than $500K

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The Toronto Police Services emblem is photographed during a press conference at TPS headquarters, in Toronto on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

A Toronto woman is accused of defrauding a registered charity in the GTA of more than $500,000.

Police say the accused carried out a series of fraudulent transactions, misappropriating funds, while she was an employee of an unnamed charitable organization.

On Oct. 20, 47-year-old Annabelle Menezes, of Toronto, was arrested and charged with fraud over $5,000, uttering a forged document, and laundering proceeds of crime.

The allegations have not been tested in court.

Menezes has a Dec. 17 court date.

This investigation is ongoing and anyone with further information is asked to contact Toronto police at 416-808-7300.