Ottawa (August 06, 2019) – The Ottawa Police Service Organized Fraud Unit is looking for…
Alberta man gets record 7 years in jail for $2m+ financial fraud
Joint investigation leads to lengthy jail time for Calgary fraudster. A Calgary man has been jailed for seven years for defrauding 11 people out of millions of dollars including an elderly victim. William Jordan McBean was found guilty of 12 counts...
Counterfeits, photocopies: Toronto police crack down on accessible parking permit fraud
Under a scorching sun in a Scarborough parking lot, parking enforcement officer Mike Murphy is moving car-to-car in the row closest to the mall entrance, working to ensure the accessible spots are occupied by the people who need them most. “This one is expired, from...
Bankman-Fried points to law firm advice as FTX fraud defense
Such a defense would place further scrutiny on the relationship between FTX and Silicon Valley law firm Fenwick & West. FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is laying the groundwork for a defense that argues he relied upon the advice of a prominent Silicon Valley law...
Waterloo Regional Police warn about fraudulent cheque scam
Fraudsters are scamming young people with false promises of a “money-making opportunity” involving fraudulent cheques, prompting a police warning on Friday. The fraudsters contact the victims through an instant messaging app, asking them to deposit a cheque, Waterloo...
Online fraud has a new name — and another, and another
I get so many scam emails, I spend more time blocking and filtering fraudulent ones than reading real ones. Dear Reader: Congratulations. You have been personally selected as a WINNER in the Gazette’s “lucky-column-reader” lottery that you probably forget that you...