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Orangeville women accused of defrauding hockey parents has first court appearance
May 11, 2023 · 4 Comments
By Paula Brown, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A woman facing multiple charges for allegedly defrauding several parents of a local house league hockey team has made her first appearance in court.
Chantelle Roberts appeared in an Orangeville courtroom via Zoom on Tuesday (May 9) before Justice of the Peace, N.R Burgess.
During the first appearance, duty counsel asked that the case be remanded for four weeks for Roberts to complete an application for legal aid and to retain counsel.
“I can advise that Ms. Roberts has spoken with duty counsel, and we’ve given her a referral for legal aid. She just started that application this morning,” explained Janice Newton, a legal aid worker with Legal Aid Ontario.
Roberts was charged with six counts of fraud under $5,000 by Dufferin OPP on April 8 for allegedly scamming several families with youth who play in the Orangeville Minor Hockey house league.
The defrauded families alleged they paid Roberts, who was pretending to be the team’s trainer, for hotel accommodations and two hockey tournaments she had never registered them for.
Roberts was remanded to appear in an Orangeville courtroom on June 6 at 9 a.m. to be spoken to.
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Chantelle and Ryan also fraudulently used my CC, I took them to small claims court, where the judge ruled in my favor. Chantelle and Ryan wrote me cheques which the judge requested. They all bounced. Again out money. Court fees the countless bills (rogers, hydro ect.)they racked up in my name. All while I was on maternity leave whith my first child.These people are horrible and should never be trusted.
I’d like to hear more from what Rebecca has to say.
Thank you
This lady has committed fraud multiple times in various different ways. She is currently living in my parents home, and has stopped paying the rent. Please if you would like to follow up with me and hear more about it
From 2014 to 2016 or so Chantelle and Ryan took us for around $15,000 in unpaid rent. When the LTB finally ruled in our favour, the did not show up to the hearing and left my house totalled and filled with trash. We did most of the clean up ourselves and it cost over $700.00 in tipping fees and bin rentals.