Suspect charged in $2.1 million school board fraud

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WINDSOR POLICE NEWS RELEASE
Case #: 24-113797
Suspect charged in $2.1 million school board fraud

The Windsor Police Service has arrested a 36-year-old man who allegedly defrauded a local school board out of more than $2.1 million.

In September 2024, the Windsor Police Financial Crimes Unit launched an investigation after receiving a report of a fraud involving a school board. Officers conducted a comprehensive investigation and determined that a suspect had fraudulently impersonated a contractor hired to complete work for the organization and intercepted communication from that contractor to the school. He provided new banking details to the school board, who then transferred funds intended for the contractor to the suspect’s account.  

Investigators soon identified the suspect as Tyler Nathanael Manning of Toronto. An Ontario-wide warrant was issued for his arrest, but Manning had left the country in October 2024.

On March 6, 2025, Manning was arrested after he disembarked a flight at Toronto Pearson International Airport. He was transported back to Windsor, where he faces the following charges:

  • Fraud over $5,000
  • Forgery
  • Uttering forged documents
  • Impersonation to gain advantage (x 2)
  • Obtaining by false pretenses over $5,000
  • Laundering proceeds of crime
  • Possession of property obtained by crime

Anyone with information can contact the Financial Crimes Unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4330. You can also contact Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.catchcrooks.com. 

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