By By Arthur Weinreb Jul 19, 2014 in Crime Toronto - A 50-year-old former employee of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) faces the numerous offences after it was alleged she helped people obtain Canadian passports and other travel documents they were not legally entitled to. Aline Rozeline Zeitoune, 50, is charged with one count of breach of trust and numerous counts of making or procuring an identity document relating to another person, forging or uttering a false passport, using or dealing with a passport knowing it is false, and using, trafficking or possession of a forged document. Zeitoune was arrested at he parents' Toronto home on Thursday. The investigation began in March 2013 when CIC began suspecting one of their employees was making and issuing false passports and notified the RCMP. It is not known exactly when these false passports were allegedly made. RCMP Sgt. Louie Casale Police are not certain of the motive for the making and issuing of the fraudulent passports. RCMP spokesman Sgt. Richard Rollings According to the RCMP, 22 people received passports alleged to have been forged. Of the 22, Police will not say how many of the remaining 18 remain in the country. The RCMP are looking for the remaining 18 with the assistance of domestic and international law enforcement officials. Zeitoune was held in custody and made her first court appearance yesterday. The Serious and Organized Crime Section of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police made the announcement of the arrest yesterday. The woman is a former employee of the CIC and worked in the Greater Toronto Area.Aline Rozeline Zeitoune, 50, is charged with one count of breach of trust and numerous counts of making or procuring an identity document relating to another person, forging or uttering a false passport, using or dealing with a passport knowing it is false, and using, trafficking or possession of a forged document.Zeitoune was arrested at he parents' Toronto home on Thursday.The investigation began in March 2013 when CIC began suspecting one of their employees was making and issuing false passports and notified the RCMP. It is not known exactly when these false passports were allegedly made.RCMP Sgt. Louie Casale said , "Criminals will go to great lengths to obtain fake or fraudulent passports to allow them the freedom to travel throughout the world. It is very important to maintain the reputation of the Canadian passport and the RCMP will diligently investigate those responsible for passport fraud."Police are not certain of the motive for the making and issuing of the fraudulent passports. RCMP spokesman Sgt. Richard Rollings said , "We suspect the accused may have been involved in the scheme for financial gain. However this is very much an ongoing investigation and the exact motivation behind the scheme is still to be determined."According to the RCMP, 22 people received passports alleged to have been forged. Of the 22, four people have been arrested . A 49-year-old Jamaican and a 54-year-old man from Uruguay have been deported from Canada. A 36-year-old man from Israel and a 38-year-old Indian national remain in Canada and are in custody.Police will not say how many of the remaining 18 remain in the country. The RCMP are looking for the remaining 18 with the assistance of domestic and international law enforcement officials.Zeitoune was held in custody and made her first court appearance yesterday. More about Passport fraud, breach of trust, citizenship and immigration canada, aline zeitoune More news from Passport fraud breach of trust citizenship and immi... aline zeitoune