February 11,2026
RED FM News Desk
A 70-year-old U.S. citizen has been sentenced to one year in jail after a Cornwall RCMP investigation uncovered a long-running identity fraud scheme.
Police say Peter Eliot Granovetter illegally entered Canada between 2008 and 2009 while wanted in New Jersey. In 2012, he assumed the identity of a living Canadian citizen while residing in South Glengarry, Ontario.
Using the stolen identity, he fraudulently obtained a Canadian citizenship certificate, passport, driver’s licence and health card. He was arrested by CBSA officers while attempting to re-enter Canada using a false identity and was remanded into custody.
On December 17, Granovetter was found guilty of multiple offences, including identity fraud, forgery and immigration-related charges. In addition to his one-year sentence, he is prohibited from returning to Canada for three years.
The investigation was led by the Cornwall Regional Task Force, a joint unit including the RCMP, OPP, CBSA and Ontario Ministry of Finance, with assistance from U.S. partners and the Canada Revenue Agency.
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