Syed Altaf Hussain, Arif Adnan Syed, Syed Amit Monwar Hussain, Clyde Alen Muffty, Scott Paul Slater,Vanessa Longhurst, Joseph Lima all charged with fraud

On Thursday, May 20, 2010, police arrested eight men and one woman in connection with a fraudulent moving company investigation.

It is alleged that:

– the victims made arrangements with the accused people to have their belongings moved from one location to another,

– the victims were then defrauded of their money.

It is further alleged that:

– police seized 13 moving trucks, $20,000 in cash and two vehicles, including a 2004 Audi and 2001 Mercedes Benz.

The involved named moving companies are:

– Indo-Pak Movers,
– Desi Movers,
– Supreme Movers,
– Comfortable Movers,
– Dynamic Movers,
– Dynamite Movers,
– Elizabeth Movers,
– Pacific Van Line Moving Inc,
– Master Movers,
– A1 Express Movers,
– Xpress Movers.

Syed Altaf Hussain, 57, of  Toronto, has been charged with:

– three counts of Fraud Under,
– four counts of False Pretences Under,
– two counts of Extortion,
– two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Indictable Offence,
– three counts of Possession of Proceeds of Crime.

Arif Adnan Syed, 27, of Markham, has been charged with:

– 11 counts of Fraud Under,
– 12 counts of False Pretences Under,
– 9 counts of Extortion,
– 7 counts of Conspiracy to Commit Indictable Offence,
– 8 counts of Possession of Proceeds of Crime,
– 3 counts of Mischief Contrary,

Syed Amit Monwar Hussain, 29, of Toronto, has been charged with:

– Fraud Under,
– False Pretences Under,
– Mischief Under,
– Possession of Proceeds of Crime

Clyde Alen Muffty, 34, of Toronto, has been charged with:

– four counts of Fraud Under,
– five counts of False Pretences Under,
– four counts of Extortion,
– two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Indictable Offence,
– three counts of Possession of Proceeds of Crime

Scott Paul Slater, 31, of Toronto, has been charged with:

– two counts of Fraud Under,
– two counts of False Pretences Under,
– two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Indictable Offence,
– two counts of Possession of Proceeds of Crime

Vanessa Longhurst, 38, of Toronto, has been charged with:

– seven counts of Fraud Under,
– eight counts of False Pretences Under,
– six counts of Extortion,
– five counts of Conspiracy to Commit Indictable Offence,
– five counts of Possession of Proceeds of Crime,
– two counts of Mischief

Joseph Lima, 22, of Toronto, has been charged with:

– Fraud Under,
– False Pretences Under,
– Conspiracy to Commit Indictable Offence,
– Extortion,
– Mischief Under

Syed Tamim Rejw Hussain, 25, of Toronto, has been charged with:

– Fraud Under,
– False Pretences Under,
– Mischief Under,
– Possession of Proceeds

Jimmy Roland Veilleux, 35, of Toronto, is wanted for:

– three counts of Fraud Under,
– three counts of False Pretences Under,
– Extortion,
– Conspiracy to Commit Indictable Offence,
– Possession of Proceeds of Crime.

Police believe there may be more victims.