Eight charged in $3M ServiceMaster fraud in Durham Region, five suspects at large

Durham Regional Police charged eight people in a $3M fraud scheme at a Durham cleaning company. Five more suspects are still being sought.

Durham operations manager accused of orchestrating $3M fraud at ServiceMaster over 23 years

Durham Regional Police have charged eight people with 33 offences and are searching for five additional suspects on 19 further charges, as part of a complex financial investigation called Project Fletcher, Toronto Sun Crime reports.

Investigators allege that Duaa Hadweh, 54, of Clarington — who had worked as operations manager at ServiceMaster, a Durham Region cleaning company, for 23 years — defrauded the business of more than $3 million between 2016 and 2021. Police believe the actual amount may be significantly higher and the scheme may have run for up to 15 years, but the review was limited to January 2015 through October 2021 due to gaps in available financial records.

According to investigators, the fraud came to light after a corporate restructuring moved Hadweh to a different position within the company. The incoming operations manager identified financial irregularities, prompting an internal audit and a report to police in November 2021.

Diverted wages, fake invoices and laundered proceeds

Det. Brad Chapman of the Financial Crimes Unit outlined the alleged scheme at a press conference Thursday. "The investigation alleges that Mrs. Hadweh orchestrated a sophisticated long-term fraud scheme with diverting employee wages into her own bank account, re-directing pay from certain employees to others, including members of her own family, and submitting fraudulent subcontractor invoices to ServiceMaster for work that was never performed," Chapman said.

He added that funds directed to Hadweh's son and daughter were allegedly used to cover mortgage payments on a newly constructed home. "That property was later sold at profit and the proceeds were allegedly laundered back to Mrs. Hadweh and her husband," Chapman alleged.

A forensic audit identified approximately 270 fraudulent cheques issued to eight subcontractor companies and deposited into 22 separate bank accounts. Police allege the money laundering operation was extensive, involving cheque-cashing businesses, multiple financial institutions, and the movement of funds across Durham Region, the Greater Toronto Area, and internationally to Uruguay and South America.

The investigation generated 27 judicial orders, nearly 80,000 pages of financial records, 30 large datasets, and close to 800 investigative file attachments.

Those charged

Duaa Hadweh, 54, of Clarington, faces charges of fraud over $5,000, theft over $5,000, possession of proceeds over $5,000, laundering proceeds of crime, and uttering forged documents.

Bishara Hadweh, 63, of Clarington; Rina Hadweh, 30, of the United States; Richard Hadweh, 31, of Clarington; Roberto Campos, 63, of Oshawa; and Melba Carbajal, 61, of Oshawa, are each charged with fraud over $5,000, theft over $5,000, possession of proceeds over $5,000, and laundering proceeds of crime.

Fabiane Batista Campos, 58, of Oshawa, faces charges of fraud over $5,000, theft over $5,000, and possession of proceeds over $5,000.

Note: All charges against Willans Freddy Roman were withdrawn by the Crown on July 29, 2026.

Five suspects still sought

Police are still seeking five individuals: Gabriel Gustavo Amuz Cerqui, 56; Gabriela Noel Amuz Balari, 23; Rodrigo Nicolas Amuz Balari, 21; Alexandra Noemi Ramos Bausero, 39; and Gustavo Alejandro Malvarez, 59.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Financial Crimes Unit at 1‑888‑579‑1520, ext. 5358, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1‑800‑222‑TIPS (8477).

Source: Toronto Sun Crime