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Barrie man charged with $56 million Ponzi scheme involving debit card terminals
Barrie (September 16, 2020) – The OPP charged the Barrie man, Charles Debono, with fraud, bribery, money laundering, and forgery for an alleged $56 million Ponzi scheme, which supposedly defrauded hundreds of victims over six years. The ‘landmark international fraud...
ASC: Two Alberta residents engaged in Bluforest pump and dump scheme
Calgary (August 31, 2020) – The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) announced that they found that Cem (Jim) Can and Charles Michael Miller engaged in a fraudulent pump and dump scheme using the carbon-offsets marketing company Bluforest Inc. while breaching Alberta...
Winnipeg man sentenced for immigration fraud
Winnipeg (August 24, 2020) – Winnipeg Provincial Court handed down the sentence on August 21 for Vladimir Bibilov in an immigration fraud case. The court found that the Winnipeg man acted as an unauthorized immigration consultant and fraudulently collected fees from... OSC seeks ban for Canadian multi-million dollar securities fraudster convicted in the U.S.
Toronto (August 6, 2020) – The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is seeking to ban convicted securities fraudster, Dino Paolucci, who is currently serving his seven-year sentence in the U.S. for a multi-million dollar securities fraud. The former penny stock...
Three California men charged for international multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme
Sacramento, USA (July 29, 2020) – US authorities laid charges against three California men in connection with a multimillion-dollar investment fraud scheme with victims all around the world including Canada. Christopher Mancuso, John Black, and Joseph Tufo are accused...