Information Wanted
Breaking Fraud Cases from the Canadian Courts August 2019
At Canadian Fraud News, we review the decisions as they are released by Canadian Courts and then publish those we believe are of interest to private sector civil fraud recovery lawyers and investigators, as well as public law enforcement, security regulators, and...
Breaking Fraud Cases from the Canadian Courts June 2019
At Canadian Fraud News, we review the decisions as they are released by Canadian Courts and then published those which we believe are of interest to private sector civil fraud recovery lawyers and investigators, as well as public law enforcement, security...
Breaking Fraud Cases from the Courts May 27, 2019
At Canadian Fraud News, we review the decisions as they are released by Canadian Courts and then publish those which we believe are of interest to private sector civil fraud recovery lawyers and investigators, as well as public law enforcement, security regulators...
Breaking Fraud Cases from the Courts April 26, 2019
At Canadian Fraud News, we review the decisions as they are released by Canadian Courts and publish those which we believe are of interest to private sector civil fraud recovery lawyers and investigators, as well as public law enforcement, securities regulators, and...
Wanted Financial Information on Gwendolyne J. Martinez-Rodriguez, a.k.a. Gwendolyn J. Rodriguez – Date of Birth: February 8, 1986
August 29, 2019 – Investigation Counsel PC, Fraud Recovery Lawyers, counsel for the victim, is requesting information from anyone having dealings with Gwendolyne J. Martinez-Rodriguez a.k.a. Gwendolyne J. Rodriquez, of 2-836 Gerrard Street East, Toronto,...
Information Wanted on Fraudster Steven Mann of Due Process Legal Services and ZHM Recruitment Group
UPDATE (August 12, 2019): Steven Mann was recently convicted and sentenced in Newmarket courts for fraud. Jan 8, 2018 - At Canadian Fraud News Inc. we report on decisions issued by Canadian Courts related to fraud that are not reported in main stream media, and that...
Breaking Court Decisions
Breaking Fraud Cases from the Canadian Courts August 2019
At Canadian Fraud News, we review the decisions as they are released by Canadian Courts and then publish those we believe are of interest to private sector civil fraud recovery lawyers and investigators, as well as public law enforcement, security regulators, and...
Breaking Fraud Cases from the Canadian Courts June 2019
At Canadian Fraud News, we review the decisions as they are released by Canadian Courts and then published those which we believe are of interest to private sector civil fraud recovery lawyers and investigators, as well as public law enforcement, security...
Breaking Fraud Cases from the Courts May 27, 2019
At Canadian Fraud News, we review the decisions as they are released by Canadian Courts and then publish those which we believe are of interest to private sector civil fraud recovery lawyers and investigators, as well as public law enforcement, security regulators...
Breaking Fraud Cases from the Courts April 26, 2019
At Canadian Fraud News, we review the decisions as they are released by Canadian Courts and publish those which we believe are of interest to private sector civil fraud recovery lawyers and investigators, as well as public law enforcement, securities regulators, and...
Breaking Fraud Cases from the Canadian Courts August 2019
At Canadian Fraud News, we review the decisions as they are released by Canadian Courts and then publish those we believe are of interest to private sector civil fraud recovery lawyers and investigators, as well as public law enforcement, security regulators, and...
Breaking Fraud Cases from the Canadian Courts June 2019
At Canadian Fraud News, we review the decisions as they are released by Canadian Courts and then published those which we believe are of interest to private sector civil fraud recovery lawyers and investigators, as well as public law enforcement, security...
Breaking Fraud Cases from the Courts May 27, 2019
At Canadian Fraud News, we review the decisions as they are released by Canadian Courts and then publish those which we believe are of interest to private sector civil fraud recovery lawyers and investigators, as well as public law enforcement, security regulators...
Investment Fraud
Maryland man sentenced for using Ponzi scheme worth over US$396 million
Baltimore (October 16, 2019) – Kevin B. Merrill from Maryland was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for conspiracy and fraud conducting a Ponzi scheme worth over US$396 million. Together with his co-conspirators, he defrauded investors using his companies...
Securities Commission issues warning against Aureum Energy investments
Winnipeg (October 10, 2019) – On October 8th, the Manitoba Securities Commission (MSC) warned against investing in the U.S. based company Aureum Energy. The so-called ‘Energy Project’ is actively promoting investments in Manitoba. The MSC issued the investor alert due...
Former church treasurer sentenced to two years in prison for fraud
Ottawa (October 7, 2019) – Former volunteer church treasurer and retired federal government accountant, Barton Burron, was sentenced to two years in prison for fraud over $5,000 on October 4. Burron defrauded the St. Luke Lutheran Church in New Edinburgh out of...
Man wanted for half-million-dollar investment fraud
Region of Peel (September 27, 2019) – The Peel Regional Police announced on September 26 that Vatsal Khamar is wanted for a half-million-dollar fraud. The man from Toronto allegedly defrauded two victims out of a total of $500,000 in 2016 by conducting an investment...
Maryland man sentenced for using Ponzi scheme worth over US$396 million
Baltimore (October 16, 2019) – Kevin B. Merrill from Maryland was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for conspiracy and fraud conducting a Ponzi scheme worth over US$396 million. Together with his co-conspirators, he defrauded investors using his companies...
Securities Commission issues warning against Aureum Energy investments
Winnipeg (October 10, 2019) – On October 8th, the Manitoba Securities Commission (MSC) warned against investing in the U.S. based company Aureum Energy. The so-called ‘Energy Project’ is actively promoting investments in Manitoba. The MSC issued the investor alert due...
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Online Fraud
Canada post resets passwords for online customers after reported unauthorized access to accounts
October 18, 2019 – Canada Post informed on October 16 that it is resetting the passwords of all online customer accounts after unauthorized accesses to online accounts have been reported to the postal service. According to the national postal operator, their network...
Florida man convicted who was involved in defrauding the City of Ottawa
Fort Lauderdale, USA (October 17, 2019) – Elvin I. Lewis, Jr. has been convicted by a South Florida Jury. Lewis laundered more than US$3 million in fraud proceeds obtained from international cyber scams using Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes between November...
RCMP arrests two suspects in connection with Bell data breach
Ottawa (October 9, 2019) – RCMP arrested Nana Koranteng and Jesiah Russell-Francis in connection with the Bell data breach in 2018. On October 8, fraud charges were laid against the suspects from Montreal who are alleged to have been involved in the cyber-attack. Nana...
Regional scam alert in Kingston due to phone scam asking for Bitcoin
Kingston (October 3, 2019) – The Kingston police issued a regional scam alert. Two residents reported being defrauded out of a total of about $25,000 in Bitcoin by phone scammers impersonating police officers. The police remind the public that they would never ask for...
Canada post resets passwords for online customers after reported unauthorized access to accounts
October 18, 2019 – Canada Post informed on October 16 that it is resetting the passwords of all online customer accounts after unauthorized accesses to online accounts have been reported to the postal service. According to the national postal operator, their network...
Florida man convicted who was involved in defrauding the City of Ottawa
Fort Lauderdale, USA (October 17, 2019) – Elvin I. Lewis, Jr. has been convicted by a South Florida Jury. Lewis laundered more than US$3 million in fraud proceeds obtained from international cyber scams using Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes between November...
RCMP arrests two suspects in connection with Bell data breach
Ottawa (October 9, 2019) – RCMP arrested Nana Koranteng and Jesiah Russell-Francis in connection with the Bell data breach in 2018. On October 8, fraud charges were laid against the suspects from Montreal who are alleged to have been involved in the cyber-attack. Nana...
Homeowner warns about rental scam
Langley (October 2, 2019) – Homeowners from Langley warn about a rental scam. Their house was apparently fraudulently posted on Craigslist as a rental property, Global News reported. As already four people were scammed, the legitimate owners of the property are...
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Mortgage Fraud
‘Victims of Syndicated Mortgage Investments’ fight back against regulator and the Law Society of Ontario
Toronto (September 16, 2019) – The collective ‘Victims of Syndicated Mortgage Investments’ (VOSMI) demand further investigations in the conduct of their lost syndicated mortgage investments. After, they were poorly informed about the potential risks that come with...
Almost a quarter of millennials think it’s okay to lie on mortgage applications, according to Equifax survey
Toronto (September 9, 2019) – The results of the most recent Equifax survey suggest that nearly a quarter of Canada’s millennials (23 per cent) think, it’s okay to lie about their income on mortgage appications. That is almost double the amount of the general...
Mortgage and vehicle sale fraud brings remorseful fraudster five-year prison term
Calgary (July 25, 2019) – Giovanni Bartolotti has been sentenced to five years imprisonment and to pay restitution of $161,665 for mortgage and vehicle sale fraud. Crown prosecutor Steven Johnston and defense counsel Peter Hoare offered a joint submission to the Court...
Alleged ‘shadow’ mortgage broker implicated in dozens of shady deals
Jan. 9, 2018 (courtesy of CBC.ca)- B.C. financial authorities have identified a woman accused of acting as a 'shadow' mortgage broker by feeding altered tax documents to licensed professionals on behalf of dozens of people who wouldn't otherwise qualify for loans. The...
‘Victims of Syndicated Mortgage Investments’ fight back against regulator and the Law Society of Ontario
Toronto (September 16, 2019) – The collective ‘Victims of Syndicated Mortgage Investments’ (VOSMI) demand further investigations in the conduct of their lost syndicated mortgage investments. After, they were poorly informed about the potential risks that come with...
Almost a quarter of millennials think it’s okay to lie on mortgage applications, according to Equifax survey
Toronto (September 9, 2019) – The results of the most recent Equifax survey suggest that nearly a quarter of Canada’s millennials (23 per cent) think, it’s okay to lie about their income on mortgage appications. That is almost double the amount of the general...
Consumer Fraud
‘Victims of Syndicated Mortgage Investments’ fight back against regulator and the Law Society of Ontario
Toronto (September 16, 2019) – The collective ‘Victims of Syndicated Mortgage Investments’ (VOSMI) demand further investigations in the conduct of their lost syndicated mortgage investments. After, they were poorly informed about the potential risks that come with...
Almost a quarter of millennials think it’s okay to lie on mortgage applications, according to Equifax survey
Toronto (September 9, 2019) – The results of the most recent Equifax survey suggest that nearly a quarter of Canada’s millennials (23 per cent) think, it’s okay to lie about their income on mortgage appications. That is almost double the amount of the general...
Mortgage and vehicle sale fraud brings remorseful fraudster five-year prison term
Calgary (July 25, 2019) – Giovanni Bartolotti has been sentenced to five years imprisonment and to pay restitution of $161,665 for mortgage and vehicle sale fraud. Crown prosecutor Steven Johnston and defense counsel Peter Hoare offered a joint submission to the Court...
Alleged ‘shadow’ mortgage broker implicated in dozens of shady deals
Jan. 9, 2018 (courtesy of CBC.ca)- B.C. financial authorities have identified a woman accused of acting as a 'shadow' mortgage broker by feeding altered tax documents to licensed professionals on behalf of dozens of people who wouldn't otherwise qualify for loans. The...
Used car salesman defrauds 14 customers over two years by selling cars he never delivered
Dartmouth (October 8, 2019) – Used car salesman, Michael David Surette, duped 14 customers between 2015 and 2018 by selling cars he never delivered. The total amount the customers of the Used Car Factory 21 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia were defrauded of adds up to...
Fraudsters taking advantage of Telus costumers impacted by email outage
(August 30, 2019) – After Telus customers were impacted by an email outage, they now are being targeted by fraudsters impersonating Telus employees. Global News reported that Telus customers have complained about fraudulent calls after Telus informed their customers...
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Romance & Relationship Fraud
Crime Stoppers warns against romance scam impersonating Jeremy Renner
Vernon (October 15, 2019) – Crime Stoppers Central Okanagan issued a warning on October 10 against a romance scam in British Columbia impersonating Avengers Star Jeremy Renner. The online romance scammer approaches women on social media sites with fraudulent accounts...
Once successful lawyer sentenced to six-months due to bigamy and fraud
Hamilton (September 13, 2019) – James Morton, a once successful lawyer received a six-month conditional sentence and was ordered to perform community service due to being convicted of bigamy and fraud, in the Newmarket Ontario Court of Justice, on September 11. Judge...
‘I do not believe her.’, B.C. judge convicts woman for emptying fraudulent credit cards, she received from her alleged sugar daddy
Abbotsford (September 9, 2019) – Jennifer Yvonne Thompson has been convicted of seven criminal charges including fraud for emptying fraudulent credit cards, she claimed to have received from her sugar daddy. She defrauded the TD bank of $195,059 between November 2015...
FBI indicted 80 people with fraud charges in connection to numerous online scams worldwide
(August 30, 2019) – The FBI indicted 80 people, mostly Nigerian citizens, with fraud, money laundering, and identity theft charges. The defendants are under suspicion of having conducted numerous online scams including romance and business email compromise (BEC)...