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Feu Fort McMurray: un homme accusé de fraude pour avoir prétendu être un évacué

Fort McMurray: un homme accusé de fraude pour avoir prétendu être un évacué
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FORT MCMURRAY - May 12, 2016: Evacuees look through donated items at a camp located in Wander River community where more than 400 evacuees are living, 200 km south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada - May 11, 2016. More than 1,500 firefighters have been battling the blaze, with the help of 150 helicopters, and 28 air tankers. More than 88,000 evacuees are living in camps, community centres and temporary homes. (Xinhua/Amru Salahuddien via Getty Images)

Un Britanno-Colombien fait face à des accusations parce qu'il aurait prétendu être un évacué de Fort McMurray et aurait profité de la générosité de gens souhaitant aider les sinistrés.

La Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC) a indiqué, lundi, avoir reçu une plainte de la part du bureau des Services de soutien familial et communautaire de Claresholm, en Alberta, au sujet d'un homme et d'une femme soupçonnés de faire semblant d'être des évacués de Fort McMurray.

Selon la GRC, l'homme résidant à Victoria, en Colombie-Britannique, s'est rendu à Claresholm et a "profité" des personnes qui pensaient venir en aide à des victimes de l'incendie de forêt ayant détruit une partie de la ville du nord de l'Alberta.

Les autorités ont précisé que Darryl Rondeau, 45 ans, avait été accusé d'avoir commis une fraude de moins de 5000 $.

Kieth Carlson, le propriétaire du restaurant Roy's Place à Claresholm, a affirmé qu'il n'était pas surpris lorsque la police l'a contacté à propos de l'affaire. Il dit avoir eu des doutes quelques instants après qu'une femme fut venue dans le restaurant à la recherche d'un emploi. Elle affirmait qu'elle avait quitté Fort McMurray avec les vêtements qu'elle avait sur le dos.

"Je lui ai dit que je cherchais des cuisiniers et elle a dit qu'elle savait comment faire, a déclaré M. Carlson. Je lui ai offert l'emploi."

Mais lorsqu'elle est revenue plus tard avec son partenaire, elle a dit qu'elle avait des problèmes de santé, et l'homme était inquiet que le stress qu'elle vivait puisse empirer les choses. Elle ne pouvait pas accepter l'emploi.

"Lorsqu'elle a refusé l'emploi et qu'elle avait quelques excuses

à propos de tout, je me suis dit qu'ils n'étaient pas tant dans le besoin", a commenté M. Carlson.

Malgré les soupçons, M. Carlson a invité le couple à son restaurant pour lui offrir un repas gratuit. Ils ont commandé des steaks, se souvient-il.

M. Carlson a déclaré que le couple lui avait demandé de venir à sa table pour le remercier, mais il était trop occupé pour quitter son poste.

La GRC soutient que les deux fraudeurs n'ont jamais habité à Fort McMurray et qu'ils n'avaient aucun lien en Alberta. La police a ajouté qu'alors que le couple était à Claresholm, des gens de la ville leur ont offert un toit, des vêtements, des repas et des bottes de travail.

"Les petites communautés sont très rapides à fournir de l'aide à ceux dans le besoin, parfois sans même poser de questions. Ils font confiance, a indiqué le caporal Barry Larocque. Parfois, cette confiance peut être exploitée."

Le couple a fait les manchettes d'un journal local, le Claresholm Local Press. Les deux ont déclaré qu'ils avaient vu leur maison prendre feu et qu'ils avaient prévu s'établir à Lethbridge, mais qu'ils avaient aimé l'accueil reçu quand ils sont arrêtés à Claresholm.

M. Rondeau a affirmé qu'il ne cherchait pas la charité.

Il a été arrêté le 15 mai et a comparu en cour lundi dernier. Sa prochaine comparution est prévue le 1er juin.

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Fort McMurray wildfire evacuees look through clothing donations at a community center in Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada, on Thursday, May 5, 2016. A fire fueled by shifting winds that forced more than 80,000 people to flee their homes and threatened the business district of oil-sands hub Fort McMurray, Canada, raged out of control Wednesday after consuming 80 square kilometers (30 square miles) of land and damaging 1,600 buildings. Photographer: Darryl Dyck/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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