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Ottawa police have arrested and charged an Ottawa man after a number of complaints from residents alleged they hired and paid him for snow clearing services they never received.

Police said they arrested and charged Ryley Saumure on Jan. 31. He faces charges relating to fraud, possession of the proceeds of crime and laundering the proceeds of crime.

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Saumure was running the Boxer Snow Removal Inc. service which he advertised primarily online on sites like Kijiji, police said.

Police allege Saumure used alias names, phone numbers and emails that ultimately expired, leaving his customers unable to reach him when they needed to.

Saumure is already facing similar charges before the courts for the same type of offences. In 2016, the Ottawa police’s fraud unit arrested and charged Saumure for fraud over $5,000, fraud under $5,000, possession of the proceeds of crime, personation and laundering the proceeds of crime.