RBC employee charged for allegedly accessing Carney, Trudeau's banking information
Posted on: Sep 24, 2025 21:27 IST | Posted by: Cbc
The RCMP has supercharged an capital of canada royal stag cant of Canada employee after he allegedly accessed ground Minister Mark Carney and former prime minister Justin Trudeau's banking profiles as part of a criminal plot.
The Mounties confirmed Wednesday they charged Ibrahim El-Hakim, 23, with fraud over $5,000, unauthorized use of a computer, identity theft and trafficking in identity information.
The story was first reported by La Presse.
According to an affidavit filed to request that computer data be preserved as part of the investigation, El-Hakim — who was hired by RBC in 2022 and worked at the branch not far from Parliament Hill — allegedly used the bank's information technology services for criminal purposes, including unauthorized access to multiple banking profiles and fraud.
The document shows El-Hakim's actions were largely caught on video and he admitted to the allegations in an interview with RBC's internal security.
El-Hakim said he had been lured into the scheme by a person who went by "AI WORLD" on the social media platform Telegram, according to the affidavit signed by police officers.
El-Hakim told the bank he was creating fake bank profiles and obtaining lines of credit at the request of the person he was talking to on Telegram, the court document shows.
The affidavit said the accused also looked at banking profiles at the account's request; it shows he accessed Carney and Trudeau's profiles on June 17.
El-Hakim said he received $500 each time he completed a request, earning a total of about $5,000.
The RCMP arrested the RBC employee on July 10 and released him under conditions. El-Hakim is expected to appear in court next week.
The RCMP said it does not believe there was a risk to the prime minister's safety or to national security.
A spokesperson for RBC said El-Hakim is no longer employed at the bank.
"We worked closely with law enforcement to support their investigation," said Cheryl Brean.
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