UBC researchers are developing new techniques to identify the seafood sold in Metro Vancouver and they…
Private Mortgage Broker “Lucas” wanted by Toronto Police for Fraud
On December 23, 2021, the Toronto Police issued a press release seeking the public’s assistance to identify a man posing as a private mortgage broker: http://torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/51793?s=09 If you have any information on this person, and you wish to...
Teanna Young, a Driver in the Project Platinum Staged Accident Investigation, sentenced to 6 month Conditional Sentence
Project Platinum investigation targeted corrupt tow truck operators and their various extensions into the car repair, rental and physiotherapy service providers. On March 20, 2020, Filippo Genova, who was a principal target of Project Platinum, was heard on the...
Josh Cartu and his Brothers Agreed in May 2021 to Pay $300,000 Penalty to the OSC
Last week (October 20, 2021) CTV published a story on Josh Cartu, a Canadian Race Car driver from St. Catharines, Ontario, being involved in a ‘massive fraudulent scheme.’ In that article, CTV reported that “The case was up for a hearing before the Ontario Securities...
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...
When it comes to seafood, voting with your wallet is harder than you think.
On Sept. 25, Canadian food industry professionals and academics wrote an open letter addressed to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in an ongoing attempt to combat rampant seafood fraud across the country. Calling it a type of “bait and switch” when it comes to...