A Burnaby couple has been charged with fraud after allegedly swindling a North Vancouver property management company out of $360,000.
North Vancouver RCMP spokesman Cpl. Richard De Jong said the charges come after an almost four-year investigation by the department's economic crime unit.
De Jong said police began investigating after receiving a call from Unique Real Estate Accommodations, which manages rental properties in Vancouver and on the North Shore.
De Jong said owners discovered things did not appear to be adding up after the company's former financial controller left in November 2009. "These are lengthy, intensive, very timeconsuming investigations," said De Jong. He added the alleged fraud involves one of the higher dollar amounts his department has investigated.
Charged with fraud and theft over $5,000 is Arthur Wong, 50, of Burnaby. Wong worked for the real estate company from May 2007 to November 2009. His wife Jessie Wong, 44 - who worked as an accounting assistant for the company during the same time period - has also been charged with theft over $5,000.
None of the charges have been proven in court.
The couple has been released on $50,000 bail with conditions to surrender their passports. Their first court appearance is set for Jan. 9.
