Ponoka man facing several identity theft related charges

Dec 18, 2023 | 4:07 PM

A Ponoka man is facing several charges after Alberta Mounties searched a local residence and seized a number of documents and items linked to suspected identity theft.

On Aug. 22, 2023, Smoky Lake RCMP received a report that multiple credit cards were taken out and a vehicle was purchased under the victim’s name. Through investigation, Smoky Lake RCMP were able to identify the suspect involved in these offences as a Ponoka resident.

On Dec. 13, 2023, officers from Ponoka and Smoky Lake RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence on 54 Street and 54 Avenue in Ponoka.

As a result of the search, officers located:

fabricated credit cards
printers with blank cheques loaded in them
Documents with other individual’s personal information including drivers licences
Stolen property
A firearm with an altered serial number and other weapons.

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RCMP have charged Greg Thomas Allen, 35, a resident of Ponoka, with:

Fraud
Identification theft
Identification fraud
Uttering ID in another’s name
Forgery
Trafficking or possession of a forged document
Possess prohibited firearm
Possess prohibited weapon
Careless use of weapon
Tampering with serial number of a firearm,
Possession of stolen property under $5000
Possession of Instruments for copying credit card.

Police say Allen was taken before a justice of the peace on this and other related charges and was remanded into custody with his next court date set for Jan. 14, 2024, at the Alberta Court of Justice In Ponoka.

“One person can cause a great deal of harm to a community,“ says Sgt. Tyler Epp of the Ponoka RCMP. “Mr. Allen is a repeat offender who in this case has victimized a great deal of people. The investigation continues as we continue to locate victims.”

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Ponoka man facing several identity theft related charges

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