{"id":224548,"date":"2026-06-04T12:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=224548"},"modified":"2026-06-04T12:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:19:11","slug":"huntsville-woman-sentenced-for-fraud-and-impaired-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/huntsville-woman-sentenced-for-fraud-and-impaired-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Huntsville woman sentenced for fraud and impaired driving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A 34-year-old Huntsville woman has been sentenced after pleading guilty to fraud and impaired driving-related charges in a Bracebridge courtroom.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Court heard that the fraud investigation began after the Huntsville OPP received a complaint from a business regarding money taken from a bank account and re-cashed by a former employee. The investigation determined that Karissa Schamehorn had deposited seven cheques through mobile banking that had already been cashed, resulting in a total loss of approximately $4,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The court also heard details of a separate impaired driving incident that occurred on July 13, 2024. Ontario Provincial Police were called to Williamsport Road after receiving a report of a vehicle parked on the shoulder of the roadway. Officers located Schamehorn passed out inside the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police further discovered she was in possession of cocaine. During the investigation, Schamehorn refused to provide a blood sample as required by police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following her guilty pleas, Schamehorn was sentenced to a suspended sentence and placed on 18 months of probation for the fraud offence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the impaired driving matter, she was fined $2,000 and prohibited from driving for 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 34-year-old Huntsville woman has been sentenced after pleading guilty to fraud and impaired driving-related charges in a Bracebridge courtroom. 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