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Ottawa contractor pleads guilty to fraud
An Ottawa contractor has pleaded guilty to one count of uttering threats and one count of fraud over $5,000 relating to 28 victims over work that was never finished or in some cases never even started. On Wednesday, Crown attorney Malcolm Savage said Cory Cahill...
Shane Ross of Belleville, Ontario, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Sentenced to 90 Days Jail for Contempt of Court in Fraud Case
On July 15, 2021, Shane Ross was sentenced to 90 days jail for civil contempt where there was no criminal prosecution. Shane Ross is to next appear in Court on November 1, 2021, to report to the Court his efforts to purge his contempt, determine if a further...
Contractor arrested for taking $64K to restore cottage, but leaving it unfinished
July 12, 2021 – A cottage country contractor has been arrested and charged with fraud — again — this time for allegedly bilking the Toronto woman who originally blew the whistle on him. CBC News first reported on Scott “Scottie” Eisemann last year...
Quebec homebuyers left in a lurch after developer goes bankrupt
July 8, 2021 – Lisa Alahaydoyan and her husband paid more than $150,000 dollars to demolish a house in Laval, Que., and build their dream home from the ground up. “Our dream, our home, what we’ve worked for for so many years; the promise of a forever...
Albertans warned about asphalt paving fraud
May 4, 2021 – Service Alberta’s Consumer Investigations Unit is warning Albertans about unscrupulous asphalt paving companies currently travelling throughout Alberta that commonly target residential, commercial, and farming residents in small towns and rural...