RBC employee charged for allegedly accessing Carney, Trudeau's banking information

25-Sep-2025

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The RCMP has charged an Ottawa Royal Bank of Canada employee after he allegedly accessed Prime Minister Mark Carney and former prime minister Justin Trudeau's banking profiles as part of a criminal plot. 

The Mounties confirmed on September 24 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.