RCMP lay new fraud charges in

Fort McMurray evacuee

investigation
Woman and man now both accused of impersonating wildfire evacuees in
Claresholm, Alta.

Article Summary
A couple residing in Claresholm Alberta have been charged with fraud
for lying to residents that they had evacuated from the fires in Fort
McMurray. Darryl Rondeau, 45, pleaded guilty to five counts of fraud
under $5 000. Girlfriend Jaime Lynn Cox, 39, is charged with the same
conviction. When they first arrived to the town, they were welcomed
with free meals, clothing, and shelter. Eventually police got suspicious
of their story, saying it didnt add up. One red flag was that Rondeau
was not registered with the Red Cross. They later found out that the
couple was originally from British Columbia, and had never lived in Fort
McMurray. Darryl Rondeau has already been convicted, and more
charges are to come, while his girlfriend is still to appear in court on
June 1st.

Human Rights Abuses

Article 1: All human beings are endowed with reason and conscience
and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 12: No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his
privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his
honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the
law against such interference or attacks.
Article 25: 1. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for
the health and well-being of himself and of his family, and the right to
security in the event of circumstances beyond his control.

Discussion Questions
1.Will problems like this negatively affect the donations being made
towards helping victims?
2.Is there anything that can be done to keep things like this from
happening again?

Work cited
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/fort-mcmurray-evacuee-fraud-c
laresholm-1.3601602
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/eng.pdf