Two charged with extortion
Two men have been charged after a man walked into an Erin Mills bank yesterday to tell staff he was being extorted.
The local businessman entered a TD bank in Mississauga just after 11:30 a.m. and told staff a group of men had demanded that he withdraw a large amount of money from his account.
As a result of the tip, the Peel Regional Police tactical squad was called out to a nutrition supplement store the victim owns on Glen Erin Dr. Police subsequently arrested and charged two men.
Gregory Kovacs, 41, of Niagara and Jonathan Sherwood, 32 of Hamilton are each charged with one count of extortion. Both men are scheduled to appear this morning in a Brampton courtroom for a bail hearing.