by Brieanna Charlebois | Jan 23, 2021 | Featured, Securities Fraud
The 2020 National Cyber Threat Assessment reported an increase in fraud and extortion among Canadians. Its publication comes at a time when Canadians and much of the Canadian economy have been shifting online—a shift made more rapid by the onset of COVID-19, as is...
by Brieanna Charlebois | Jan 20, 2021 | Employee Fraud, Featured
Morris Wapoose, the former treasurer of an Ontario not-for-profit organization who pleaded guilty to defrauding Thunder Bay’s Anishnawbe Mushkiki Health Clinic of about $60,000, was sentenced in November. Anishnawbe Mushkiki is a Ministry of Health funded...
by Canadian Fraud News Staff | Jan 20, 2021 | Featured, Immigration Fraud
The story of immigrant Vivek Vishisht, 34, is a matter of public interest to Canadians. In December 2020, the Immigration Appeal Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada published its decision in the matter of Vishisht and Canada (Minister of...
by Brieanna Charlebois | Jan 18, 2021 | Bank Fraud, Featured
Cheryl MacLeod, of Hamilton, Ont., was convicted and sentenced on fraud, uttering forged documents and theft charges in relation to her role as owner and director of CTC Payroll Services. She claimed to be a payroll expert with over 25 years experience and operated...
by Brieanna Charlebois | Jan 8, 2021 | Featured, Real Estate Fraud
January 7, 2021, Toronto — A dozen Toronto-based landlords have made progress in their attempt to reclaim their luxurious houses after discovering they were being rented out as rooming homes to dozens of individuals. On Dec. 2, 2020, Ontario Superior Court of Justice...
by CFN Staff | Jan 7, 2021 | Breaking Court Decisions, Featured, Judgements
Jan. 7, 2021, Toronto — A veteran Peel Regional Police officer who was charged with theft stemming from a 2016 on-duty incident was officially acquitted in November 2020. Sgt. Eric Malone was arrested in November 2018 following allegations made in June 2018 that...