They talked to the taxpayer. The taxpayer is aware, as the person most involved. The taxpayer is providing proof, saying, “No, that was not me,” or, “What is this?”
It's true that, in secondary and other steps, maybe they talk to the public at large about some sort of scheme going on. Very often, that's the case. The same modus operandi is repeated.
Would you say that your office was in touch with officials at the CRA during this time? Were they trying to determine if this was a one-off, or whether it was indeed the tens of thousands it turned out to be?