THUNDER BAY - A man has been arrested and charged with one count of fraud not exceeding $5,000 and one count of forging a cheque relating to offences dating back to January.
James Tyler Hubbard, 31, appeared in Thunder Bay bail court before a justice of the peace by video from the Thunder Bay police service Balmoral Station on Tuesday, June 16.
Crown counsel Piera Pasloski told the court Hubbard and a number of the other individuals are accused of fabricating cheques that looked as if they were from Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, an Indigenous child welfare agency based out of Fort William First Nation.
Hubbard was arrested after police executed a warrant that was recently issued.
The Crown consented to Hubbard’s release on a release order with a promise to pay $500, not to attend any Money Mart in the city and is to have no contact with six listed individuals. The request was endorsed by Justice of the Peace Denette Ellard.
He is also required not to communicate with his co-accused Jack Miller and Dustin O'Nabigon.
Hubbard will return to court on Aug. 11.
—This story was updated at 3:21 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, to clarify the allegations in the headline.
