7 from Ontario charged after 10 cars ‘fraudulently’ sold via Mississauga dealership: police [Video]

Seven people from across the Greater Toronto Area face charges and two others are being sought after a police investigation alleged 10 vehicles worth nearly $375,000 were fraudulently purchased through a Mississauga dealership.

Fraud investigators with Peel Regional Police say the vehicles, which included a number of SUVs, were about to be shipped out of the country when police recovered them in Ontario.

Police allege that between Jan. 30 and Feb. 27, a man who worked at a car dealership in Mississauga “utilized his position as a sales associate to facilitate the fraudulent transactions of 10 vehicles with an approximate value of $373,738.”

Investigators believe the employee coordinated the fraudulent transactions, “enabling the other involved parties to obtain a variety of cars and SUVs.”

An initial arrest in the case was made on April 29, followed by six additional arrests, police said.

Ankur Bhatiani, 42, of Oakville, is charged with …