Police say an Ontario taxidermist is facing fraud charges related to polar bear pelts.
Durham Regional Police say two people asked an Uxbridge, Ont., man who ran a taxidermy business to work on a polar bear pelt in 2018.
Investigators say the man returned the pelt, which had been obtained legally, to the pair, and they brought him another pelt.
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Police say the customers suspected the first pelt was not the original, and the second pelt also appeared to be a different one when the taxidermist returned it.
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The force says 63-year-old Cyril D’Souza has been charged with fraud over $5,000 and fraud under $5,000.
Investigators are asking people with information to come forward.
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