City of Ottawa Paramedic charged in fraudulent COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate investigation

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Posted On Thursday October 28, 2021

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, October 28, 2021        8:30am

(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service Organized Fraud Unit has charged a man for fraud-related offences following an investigation that commenced earlier this month.

On October 21st, 2021, police received information from the City of Ottawa that a man employed by the Ottawa Paramedic Service had presented a fraudulent vaccination certificate to his employer in order to maintain employment as a paramedic.

The Ottawa Paramedic Service Professional Standards Section informed Ottawa Police of its findings – which revealed that the employee’s certificate was obtained by submitting forged documents and falsely attesting that he had received two doses of vaccination for COVID-19 at a Provincial Vaccine Clinic.

On October 27th, Ali ABDELGANI, 30 years old, of Ottawa was arrested and charged with the following offences:

• Uttering a Forged Document
• Obtain by False Pretence
• Forgery

ABDELGANI was released on an Undertaking with conditions and his court appearance is scheduled at a later date.

The Ottawa Police would like to remind Ottawa residents that selling, purchasing, utilizing or knowingly accepting false COVID-19 vaccination credentials (certificate/passport) is a Criminal Offence and offenders will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Participating in such offences puts everybody at risk and fragilizes our community’s public health.

Anyone with information regarding these types of fraud is asked to contact the Ottawa Police Organized Fraud Unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5492. 

Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca.