Eleven charged in Yarmouth Mortgage Fraud Investigation

An investigation by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commercial Crime Section has led to the identification and charges against 11 individuals involved in a mortgage fraud scheme in the Yarmouth area.

In July of 2008, police received a complaint of suspicious activity, and that resulted in a complex investigation that has lasted almost three years. The investigation has determined that the accused were using fraudulent documents to obtain mortgages. It is believed the total value of this fraud exceeded $6-million dollars.

10 of the people charged are facing a total of 146 fraud-related charges under the Criminal Code and 1 (one) additional person is charged with Obstructing a Police Officer, also a Criminal Code offense.

Doris Bartlett: (1949-04-09)
1 Charge of Obstructing a Police Officer

James William Bartlett: (1974-08-13)
4 Charges of Fraud Over $5000

Douglas Mitchell Chetwynd: (1974-11-02)
2 Charges of Fraud Over $5000

Genesta Marie Doucette: (1948-03-23)
6 Charges of Fraud Over $5000

Jerry Edmond Doucette: (1982-03-14)
2 Charges of Fraud Over $5000

Wade Doucette: (1973-11-19)
25 Charges of Fraud Over $5000

Derald Anthony Jacquard: (1976-08-25)
2 Charges of Fraud Over $5000

Mark Maurice Nelson: (1981-07-28)
4 Charges of Fraud Over $5000

Raymond Michael Nelson: (1951-01-30)
32 Charges of Forgery
32 Charges of Uttering a Forged Document
32 Charges of Fraud Over $5000

Mark Richard Shay: 1978-07-31
Charge of Fraud Over $5000

Matthew William White: (1980-09-14)
8 Charges of Fraud Over $5000

The 11 accused are scheduled to appear in Yarmouth Provincial Court on September 13, 2011.