Brampton Woman Charged in Alleged Mercedes ID Fraud

A 39-year-old Brampton woman, Skylar Porter, has been charged after police say she used another person’s identity to apply for financing for a 2027 Mercedes SUV at a Whitby dealership. The application reportedly included a Canadian passport bearing Porter’s photograph but the victim’s information; after the victim alerted police and the dealership, Porter was arrested on Oct. 8 when she returned to take possession of the vehicle. She faces charges including fraud over $5,000, uttering a forged document, personation, possession of an identity document and possession of cocaine. She was released on an undertaking, and the investigation is ongoing.