by L Poole | Apr 7, 2023 | Breaking News, Featured, Fraud Prosecution
A Vancouver company that duped a vulnerable woman to remortgage her home but then used the money to pay the director, his family and his girlfriend, is on the hook for $900,000. According to a March 8 B.C. Securities Commission decision, the company, Bracetek, had...
by L Poole | Mar 9, 2023 | Breaking Court Decisions, Breaking News, Fraud Prosecution, From Investigation Counsel PC, Judgements
Staff Reporter, Canadian Fraud News Inc. On January 20, 2023, the Alberta Court of Appeal upheld a 10 month jail sentence imposed by Justice Creagh in Edmonton against Zimbabwe immigrant Urthurton Phiri. The 10 month jail sentence resulted from a $15,00 fraud related...
by L Poole | Nov 22, 2022 | Breaking News, Cybercrime, Featured, Fraud Prosecution
A Russian-Canadian man from Ontario is in police custody and awaiting extradition to the United States for his alleged participation in a global ransomware campaign, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. Mikhail Vasiliev, a 33-year-old dual Russian and...
by L Poole | May 12, 2022 | Featured, Financial Fraud, Fraud Prosecution
Police have confirmed the arrest of a 39-year-old woman alleged to have fraudulently entered a Toronto long-term care home to steal debit and credit cards. According to Toronto police, on April 30, a woman went into a long-term care facility and said...
by staff | Feb 19, 2021 | Featured, Financial Fraud, Fraud Prosecution
Feb. 18, 2021 – On Nov. 5, 2020, Emmanuel Gweh Gbala was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment in a Montreal Court for attempting to defraud a family of $275,000. The case serves as a warning to Canadians and encourages them to protect themselves from similar...
by Admin | May 20, 2020 | Featured, Fraud Prosecution
Toronto (May 20, 2020) – The Toronto police arrested and charged Adam Hossny on May 18 with multiple charges as a result of a prescription fraud investigation. The 25-year-old is accused of presenting fraudulent prescriptions at multiple pharmacies in Toronto. He was...