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10 more charges for roofing scammer as more victims come forward
Picton (August 20, 2019) – A 37-year-old contractor from Consecon faces ten more charges for an alleged roofing scam. In July, he was arrested for allegedly defrauding customers and subsequently charged with two counts of fraud. As new alleged victims came forward,...
Oblique Toronto contractor sentenced to almost four years in prison for defrauding customers
Toronto (July 30, 2019) – Adam Gardin was sentenced to almost four years in prison under Ontario’s Consumer Protection Act on July 26, 2019. He was also ordered to pay more than $850,000 in restitution according to the Ontario Provincial Offences court. Furthermore,...
Central Alberta man charged in ‘elaborate’ $2.6M fracking fraud
July 31, 2018 ( Courtesy of CBC.ca) – A central Alberta man is facing fraud charges after a five-year investigation and more than $2 million in losses to investors. RCMP say Dane Skinner, 53, misrepresented and advertised a revolutionary fracking product,...
Jury finds Quebec construction mogul Tony Accurso guilty of fraud, other charges
June 27, 2018 (Courtesy of CTVnews.ca) – A jury has found Quebec construction magnate Tony Accurso guilty on all five charges he was facing including fraud and corruption. Accurso, 66, was impassive as the jury delivered the verdicts on their seventh day of...
Ex-MP received ‘secret’ cut of $12.4M deal in resort town run by his sister, OPP probe alleges
Unsealed police documents from 2014 allege fraud and breach of trust involving Collingwood town hall June 19, 2018 ( Courtesy of CBC.ca) – A former Liberal MP may have used his connections with municipal officials in a popular vacation town northwest of Toronto...