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Woman faces charges in alleged $1.5M-job scam by Michael Gregory Oakville Beaver Staff 7 | Thursday, February 12, 2015 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com An Oakville woman, arrested on fraud charges by Halton police in a Niagara Falls hotel room last month, is now facing fraud charges from Toronto police in connection with an alleged $1.5-million employment scam that targeted foreign workers. It is alleged GoWest Jobs International recruited more than 500 applicants, many of Filipino descent, from whom it allegedly received in excess of $1.5 million in payments. Toronto police said GoWest had been located at 1315 Finch Avenue West, Unit 500, in Toronto, but had "recently" relocated to Burlington. The police investigation spans a period of a year and a half. Police said immigrant workers from at least six different countries paid GoWest for necessary "positive documents, references and employment contacts" to be able to work in Canada. "The application would be submitted to the government agency in the foreign country," police alleged. "The applicants were then denied entry to Canada due to the fraudulent documents and contracts submitted on their behalf." Each applicant was subsequently banned from re-applying to work in Canada for two years. Toronto police's 31 Division Fraud Squad said its investigation dates back to October, and there may be more victims. On Jan. 30, Halton police arrested a woman they had been seeking since late 2014 for several alleged intricate cheque-cashing schemes. Halton police charged Imelda "Mel" Fronda Saluma, 46, of Oakville with two counts of fraud over $5,000, two counts of fraud under $5,000 and obstructing police. 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