Woman charged with fraud after allegedly falsifying sick notes and death certificate: RCMP – Halifax

A Nova Scotia woman is facing 50 fraud charges after allegedly falsifying sick notes and a death certificate to obtain paid leave and donations, according to police.

The RCMP said they responded to a fraud report on Aug. 15 involving an employee at a hardware store in Lower Sackville, outside Halifax.

“RCMP officers learned that between 2021 and August 2024, the employee had falsified sick notes and a death certificate to obtain paid leave and donations from a fundraiser organized by colleagues following the fictitious death of a loved one,” police said in a Thursday news release.

A 47-year-old Dartmouth woman was arrested on August 28.

“Upon her arrest, identification was found with five different names on it,” the RCMP said.

Police said they searched a residence in Dartmouth and seized multiple medical records, mobile electronic devices, identification cards and an unsecured rifle.

According to the RCMP, Alissa Kathryn MacGillivary, also known as Alexandra Ryan, of Dartmouth, has been charged with:

• Violation of storage regulations (unsafe storage of a firearm)
• Unauthorized possession of a firearm
• Possession of a firearm knowing that its possession is unlawful
• Fraud under $5,000 (16 counts)
• Possession of property obtained by crime (19 counts)
• Use or Possession of Falsified Documents (20 counts)
• False pretenses

The suspect has been taken into custody and will appear in court again on Thursday.

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