US Citizen Given Year in Jail for Using Stolen Identity of Canadian

A Canada Border Services Agency patch is seen on the uniform of a CBSA officer at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Oct. 3, 2025. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

A 70-year-old U.S. citizen has been sentenced to one year in jail after being found guilty of stealing the identity of a Canadian while living in Ontario.

RCMP in Cornwall, Ont., said an investigation was launched in 2024 after Peter Eliot Granovetter was arrested after trying to re-enter Canada using false identification documents.