Uxbridge taxidermist arrested for insurance fraud involving exotic animals
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Durham police have arrested a man in connection with an insurance fraud involving exotic animals.
On September 11, 2023, police were contacted by an insurance company about multiple claims filed by Artistry in Motion Taxidermy, that they believed to be fraudulent.
They said the owner of the business purchased deceased exotic animals such as tigers, lions and monkeys, after they died of natural causes, for use as art pieces.
In May of 2022, the owner made a claim to the insurance company for a weather-related failure of his refrigeration system, which he claimed resulted in a financial loss of over $500,000 of animals.
In June of 2023, the owner made a second claim to the insurance company for another refrigeration system failure, which he claimed resulted in a financial loss of over $700,000 of animals.
Police say after an investigation into zoos, ranches, and safaris both in Canada and in Africa, named by the suspect, it was revealed that the suspect had fraudulently produced purchase invoices, created fictitious zoos and safaris, and inflated the value of the deceased animals.
Cyril D’Souza, 65 from Uxbridge is charged with: Fraud Over $5000 x2, and Utter Forged Document x2.
He was released on an Undertaking.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact D/Cst. Tisi of the Financial Crimes Unit at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5729 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
