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Jury convicted Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes for fraud
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Information wanted: ‘Person of interest’ on video surveillance for fraud scam
Video released by Vancouver police shows a "person of interest" in an investigation into a new scam targeting local seniors. Officers released the...
‘Fake nurse’ case continues. Brigitte Cleroux pleads guilty to fraud charges in Ontario
On Friday, Brigitte Cleroux accused of operating as a fake nurse in B.C. and Ontario pleaded guilty to seven charges relating to her time in Ottawa....
INFORMATION WANTED: Mississauga lawyer wanted for real estate fraud worth more than $7.5 million
Police are searching for a Mississauga lawyer who allegedly defrauded millions from his clients in connection with real estate transactions. A news...
Jury convicted Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes for fraud
According to a court filing on Wednesday, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is slated to be sentenced on Sept. 26 on her convictions for defrauding...
Information Wanted
Maureen Ann Thiel, 49 years old, of Alberta, Sentenced to 4 Year Jail for Fraud on Her Employer.
December 2021 – Canadian Fraud News Inc. This press release is sponsored by Investigation Counsel PC, Fraud Recovery Lawyers. On November 5, 2021, Justice Achtymichuk of the Provincial Court in Vegreville, Alberta, sentenced Maureen Ann Thiel to four years of...
Barbara Booker, 54 years old, of St. Catharines, Sentenced to 12 months Jail for Fraud After Paying Restitution
December 30, 2021 –.This press release is sponsored by Investigation Counsel PC, Fraud Recovery Lawyers. On November 29, 2021, Justice Peter West of the Ontario Court of Justice sentenced Barbara Booker to 12 months jail for her part in a $99,225 on the law firm that...
Chun Yu Zhu, aka Ted Zhu, (27 years old) of Calgary, Alberta, Sentenced for Identity Theft Frauds
Chun Yu Zhu, aka Ted Zhu, was sentenced to 8 months in jail and 18 months of probation for an identity fraud scheme perpetrated against 317 victims which netted him only $2,600.
Fraud charges against former Fort Liard, N.W.T., RCMP officer dropped
On Friday, Crown said there isn't a reasonable prospect of conviction and subsequently has dropped all charges against Curtis Ping, an RCMP officer alleged to have defrauded the Fort Liard, N.W.T., while he was detachment commander there. Ping and his wife were...
INFORMATION WANTED: Mississauga lawyer wanted for real estate fraud worth more than $7.5 million
Police are searching for a Mississauga lawyer who allegedly defrauded millions from his clients in connection with real estate transactions. A news release issued Friday disclosed that, 41-year-old Shahid Malik of Shahid Malik Law Office was retained by several people...
Private Mortgage Broker “Lucas” wanted by Toronto Police for Fraud
On December 23, 2021, the Toronto Police issued a press release seeking the public’s assistance to identify a man posing as a private mortgage broker: http://torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/51793?s=09 If you have any information on this person, and you wish to...
New Brunswick RCMP is seeking possible victims of vehicle-related fraud for an ongoing investigation
The New Brunswick RCMP's Financial Crime Unit is asking to speak to customers of a former car dealership in Richibucto Road, N.B., near Fredericton, as part of an ongoing fraud investigation. Between January 2020 and September 2021, Police received several reports of...
Breaking Court Decisions
Maureen Ann Thiel, 49 years old, of Alberta, Sentenced to 4 Year Jail for Fraud on Her Employer.
December 2021 – Canadian Fraud News Inc. This press release is sponsored by Investigation Counsel PC, Fraud Recovery Lawyers. On November 5, 2021, Justice Achtymichuk of the Provincial Court in Vegreville, Alberta, sentenced Maureen Ann Thiel to four years of...
Barbara Booker, 54 years old, of St. Catharines, Sentenced to 12 months Jail for Fraud After Paying Restitution
December 30, 2021 –.This press release is sponsored by Investigation Counsel PC, Fraud Recovery Lawyers. On November 29, 2021, Justice Peter West of the Ontario Court of Justice sentenced Barbara Booker to 12 months jail for her part in a $99,225 on the law firm that...
Chun Yu Zhu, aka Ted Zhu, (27 years old) of Calgary, Alberta, Sentenced for Identity Theft Frauds
Chun Yu Zhu, aka Ted Zhu, was sentenced to 8 months in jail and 18 months of probation for an identity fraud scheme perpetrated against 317 victims which netted him only $2,600.
Fraud charges against former Fort Liard, N.W.T., RCMP officer dropped
On Friday, Crown said there isn't a reasonable prospect of conviction and subsequently has dropped all charges against Curtis Ping, an RCMP officer alleged to have defrauded the Fort Liard, N.W.T., while he was detachment commander there. Ping and his wife were...
Maureen Ann Thiel, 49 years old, of Alberta, Sentenced to 4 Year Jail for Fraud on Her Employer.
December 2021 – Canadian Fraud News Inc. This press release is sponsored by Investigation Counsel PC, Fraud Recovery Lawyers. On November 5, 2021, Justice Achtymichuk of the Provincial Court in Vegreville, Alberta, sentenced Maureen Ann Thiel to four years of...
Barbara Booker, 54 years old, of St. Catharines, Sentenced to 12 months Jail for Fraud After Paying Restitution
December 30, 2021 –.This press release is sponsored by Investigation Counsel PC, Fraud Recovery Lawyers. On November 29, 2021, Justice Peter West of the Ontario Court of Justice sentenced Barbara Booker to 12 months jail for her part in a $99,225 on the law firm that...
Fraud charges against former Fort Liard, N.W.T., RCMP officer dropped
On Friday, Crown said there isn't a reasonable prospect of conviction and subsequently has dropped all charges against Curtis Ping, an RCMP officer alleged to have defrauded the Fort Liard, N.W.T., while he was detachment commander there. Ping and his wife were...
Fraud charges laid over a year ago against Sarnia police officer has been cleared
Criminal charges laid over a year ago against a veteran Sarnia police officer have been dismissed. Jason Priddle, a 42-year-old first-class constable, was arrested and charged in late August 2020 with: uttering a forged document, forgery attempted fraud...
Investment Fraud
MoneySmart Manitoba releases real fraud calls to raise awareness about the prevalence of investment fraud
MoneySmart Manitoba has launched a campaign called "Time to Call Out Fraud" to raise awareness about the prevalence of investment fraud and explain why people don't speak up about the occurrence. The initiative coincides with Financial Literacy Month which takes place...
Canadian racing driver and influencer accused of ‘massive fraudulent’ scheme
Canadian race car driver Josh Cartu strikes a glamorous life style on social media: surrounded by expensive sports cars, hobnobbing with movie stars and fashion models, and travelling on his private jet to European party hotspots such as Ibiza and Cannes. Cartu grew...
Man Defrauded Five People in Loan Scheme in Nova Scotia.
A man named Wesley William Robinson and his Halifax-based company defrauded five people fraud ranging from $25,000 up to $550,000 in a fake loan scheme. Robinson obtained cash from the complainants, who thought their money was going to be used to secure large loans....
Securities commission panel concludes N.S. man defrauded investors of tens of thousands
A three-member panel of the Nova Scotia Securities Commission has concluded that a Nova Scotia man defrauded five people of amounts ranging from $25,000 to $550,000. Wesley William Robinson came to the attention of the commission after one of the people brought...
MoneySmart Manitoba releases real fraud calls to raise awareness about the prevalence of investment fraud
MoneySmart Manitoba has launched a campaign called "Time to Call Out Fraud" to raise awareness about the prevalence of investment fraud and explain why people don't speak up about the occurrence. The initiative coincides with Financial Literacy Month which takes place...
Canadian racing driver and influencer accused of ‘massive fraudulent’ scheme
Canadian race car driver Josh Cartu strikes a glamorous life style on social media: surrounded by expensive sports cars, hobnobbing with movie stars and fashion models, and travelling on his private jet to European party hotspots such as Ibiza and Cannes. Cartu grew...
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Online Fraud
Securities commission issues warning about cryptocurrency trading platform in Canada
CoinRise markets as one of Canada's fastest growing cryptocurrency trading platform. The Nova Scotia Securities Commission is warning Nova Scotians looking to invest with cryptocurrency about claims made by CoinRise. The commission stated www.coinrise.ca is not...
“Phishing” scheme in the publishing industry
Suspect, who works in publishing in London, has been charged with wire fraud. Authorities say they've solved a publishing industry whodunit with the arrest Wednesday of a man accused of numerous literary heists in recent years. Filippo Bernardini allegedly...
Hackers stole $150M or more From Crypto Exchange
Hackers tampered with a cryptocurrency exchange, stealing between $150 million and $200 million in cryptocurrency. BitMart, which markets the company as “the most trusted crypto trading platform,” announced on Monday that it had suffered a “large-scale” security...
INFORMATION WANTED: Hamilton youth charged after $46M cryptocurrency theft
A joint investigation between the Hamilton Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the United States Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force begun in March 2020. The investigation focused on the theft of cryptocurrency from a victim located in the United...
Manitobans are targeted in cryptocurrency scams: securities commission
A Winnipeg woman fell victim to a cryptocurrency investment scam which led to her maxing out her credit card and losing $18, 000. She reported the scam to Jason Roy, a senior investigator at the Manitoba Securities Commission. The Winnipeg victim told Roy she had been...
Fredericton Chamber of Commerce has been advised of fraudulent activities
The Fredericton Chamber of Commerce have been advised of fraudulent activities regarding inheritance claims and other legal matters using the chamber’s corporate identity, personal identity, and contact information of our CEO. These activities include, but are not...
Hackers took over an Instagram Influencers account and scammed her followers
A Canadian woman is warning social media users to be careful of fraud. Sharon Mudavanhu, known as @YogaColourist on Instagram, said hackers took over her Instagram page and scammed thousands of dollars from her followers. Mudavanhu amassed over 82,000 followers on the...
Private investigators warn that Fraudsters preying on Canadians’ loneliness and vulnerability during the pandemic
Private investigators in Toronto are reporting a rise in fraud as scammers are targeting desperate and vulnerable Canadians during the pandemic. Owner of Star Quality Private Investigations in Toronto, Adrienne Fekete, said her firm has seen a more-than-600-per-cent...
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Mortgage Fraud
Private Mortgage Broker “Lucas” wanted by Toronto Police for Fraud
On December 23, 2021, the Toronto Police issued a press release seeking the public’s assistance to identify a man posing as a private mortgage broker: http://torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/51793?s=09 If you have any information on this person, and you wish to...
Scammers used fake documents and real homes to scam renters
'There was no fanfare, no huge red flags,' says Ryan Planche of Barrie, Ont. Individuals trying to rent a place in Hay River, N.W.T., say they're being targeted by scammers using fake documents and real house listings to convince them to e-transfer hundreds of dollars...
Fraud charges laid over a year ago against Sarnia police officer has been cleared
Criminal charges laid over a year ago against a veteran Sarnia police officer have been dismissed. Jason Priddle, a 42-year-old first-class constable, was arrested and charged in late August 2020 with: uttering a forged document, forgery attempted fraud...
Mortgage fraud could rise with tighter lending rules, warns broker
Cases of mortgage fraud are likely to rise as new rules tighten borrowing requirements in Canada, says a mortgage broker.
Private Mortgage Broker “Lucas” wanted by Toronto Police for Fraud
On December 23, 2021, the Toronto Police issued a press release seeking the public’s assistance to identify a man posing as a private mortgage broker: http://torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/51793?s=09 If you have any information on this person, and you wish to...
Scammers used fake documents and real homes to scam renters
'There was no fanfare, no huge red flags,' says Ryan Planche of Barrie, Ont. Individuals trying to rent a place in Hay River, N.W.T., say they're being targeted by scammers using fake documents and real house listings to convince them to e-transfer hundreds of dollars...
Consumer Fraud
Private Mortgage Broker “Lucas” wanted by Toronto Police for Fraud
On December 23, 2021, the Toronto Police issued a press release seeking the public’s assistance to identify a man posing as a private mortgage broker: http://torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/51793?s=09 If you have any information on this person, and you wish to...
Scammers used fake documents and real homes to scam renters
'There was no fanfare, no huge red flags,' says Ryan Planche of Barrie, Ont. Individuals trying to rent a place in Hay River, N.W.T., say they're being targeted by scammers using fake documents and real house listings to convince them to e-transfer hundreds of dollars...
Fraud charges laid over a year ago against Sarnia police officer has been cleared
Criminal charges laid over a year ago against a veteran Sarnia police officer have been dismissed. Jason Priddle, a 42-year-old first-class constable, was arrested and charged in late August 2020 with: uttering a forged document, forgery attempted fraud...
Mortgage fraud could rise with tighter lending rules, warns broker
Cases of mortgage fraud are likely to rise as new rules tighten borrowing requirements in Canada, says a mortgage broker.
Private Mortgage Broker “Lucas” wanted by Toronto Police for Fraud
On December 23, 2021, the Toronto Police issued a press release seeking the public’s assistance to identify a man posing as a private mortgage broker: http://torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/51793?s=09 If you have any information on this person, and you wish to...
Utility providers warn against recent scams
Toronto (December 7, 2020) – The busy holiday season is prime time for scammers looking to take advantage of unsuspecting victims – especially leading into weekends. In response to increased fraudulent activity across the province, Ontario’s four largest electricity...
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Romance & Relationship Fraud
Transfers During an Affair held not to be a Gift and Ordered Returned
A woman must repay her ex-lover $96,000 pre and post-judgment interest and litigation costs, because she failed to prove in court that the money her ex-lover transferred to her was a gift. The plaintiff, Peter Walker, who was married at the time, had an affair with...
A Young Women from Oakville is Charged with Fraud in a Romance Scam
A 21-year-old woman from Oakville is one of the multiple people arrested by police for a series of frauds related to a romance scam operating in Burlington. The woman has been arrested and charged with fraud over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime over...
W5 uncovers global network of organized crime targeting Canadians in romance scams
On Colleen’s computer there were the thousands of chats, with someone who went by the name of Ryan Scott, an online man she had fallen in love with. Little did she know that Ryan was a fraud and his photos were stolen from someone else to carry out an elaborate scam.
Women band together against alleged Cambridge ‘Online Casanova’
The Times has agreed to use only the first names of the women involved to protect their privacy.