Surrey care aide faces 65 more criminal charges

A further 65 charges have been brought against a Surrey carer who is accused of cheating on 21 elderly people, bringing the total number of charges to 77.

Surrey resident Ana Marie Lat Chamdal, 30, was due to appear in Surrey Provincial Court on Thursday afternoon after a further 65 charges were brought on January 30, including fraud in excess of $5,000, unlawful residence in an apartment building, assault and theft Credit cards and possession of a forged document. “The new charges relate to 19 victims, with the majority of the alleged scams taking place in Surrey,” said Surrey RCMP Cpl. Vanessa Munn said on Thursday.

Chamdal was arrested on February 1. At the hearing on Thursday, the judge imposed a publication ban on “evidence gathered, information given or representations made and the reasons given or to be presented, if any”.

The Surrey RCMP’s Financial Crime Unit began its investigation last June after the Richmond RCMP received a report of a wallet being stolen from the home of a 96-year-old man in that city.

“Credit and debit cards from the wallet have been used fraudulently in Surrey and Delta,” Munn said. On July 22, 2022, an arrest warrant was issued for Chamdal after her charges of $5,000 fraud, possession/use of a stolen credit card, use of a forged document twice, identity theft, impersonation with intent to gain advantage and personal injury had been of the undertaking.

She appeared before a judge on July 27, 2022 and was released on conditions that she will report to a bail bondsman and have no identification documents, including credit cards, debit cards, checks, negotiable securities, driver’s licenses, birth certificates, Social Security cards, mail, bills or receipts that are not be in their own name.

Also among the conditions of her release was that she would not take up work that would require her to enter another person’s private home; and not to work in a care assistance facility or any facility or building that operates or cares for the elderly.

“It’s disheartening to see an older person being taken advantage of, especially by someone involved in caregiving,” Munn said at the time. “This also serves as a reminder that it is important to monitor the finances of older family members to ensure they are not being exploited.”

She is believed to have worked as a nursing assistant in Richmond, Delta, White Rock and Surrey, Munn added.

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