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Man arrested for identity theft no longer with CRA, federal agency says
Yoan Zola faces six charges including breach of trust and fraud under $5,000 following a four-year RCMP investigation into trafficking of private information.
- In Vancouver, authorities arrested 35-year-old Yoan Zola, an accused former CRA worker, on Jan. 29, facing six charges including breach of trust, trafficking identity information, identity theft, and fraud under $5,000.
- After the Canada Revenue Agency notified police, the RCMP launched a four-year probe, and the agency says the worker is no longer employed there though a spokesman would not specify when.
- The CRA says it has contacted all victims of the private-information breach, stressing the confidence Canadians have is 'the utmost importance' and it vets employees with access to government information and assets.
- He has been released on bail and is expected to appear in Vancouver provincial court in April, and the CRA says allegations are taken seriously with appropriate measures following misconduct.
- This report was first published March 18, 2026, as the CRA's Vancouver operation worker faces an April court appearance after alleged identity theft, authorities say.
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CRA worker arrested for identity theft and trafficking information in Vancouver – Energeticcity.ca
VANCOUVER — A worker with the Canada Revenue Agency in Vancouver has been arrested and charged with identity theft and trafficking private information after a four-year investigation. The RCMP’s federal policing unit in the Pacific region says in a statement that the 35-year-old man was arrested on Jan. 29 in Vancouver. He is facing charges including breach of trust, trafficking identity information, identity theft and fraudulent personation amo…
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