A Nigerian behind thousands of online scams around the world has been arrested in the…
CRA achieves successes in major efforts combating tax evasion in December 2019
December 27, 2019 – The Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) finished 2019 strong with major efforts combating domestic tax evasion and non-compliance in the real estate sector, serious tax evasion, and offshore tax evasion. The agency reported the execution of search...
SNC-Lavalin pleads guilty in Libya fraud case
Montreal (December 19, 2019) – SNC-Lavalin Construction Inc. pleaded guilty on December 18 to one count of fraud over $5,000 in connection with the ongoing Libya fraud case. The Quebec-based construction firm settled a plea deal for the criminal charges related to...
Quebec celebrities’ phone hacker arrested
Longueuil (December 13, 2019) – Longueuil police arrested Pascal Desgagnés on December 11 for allegedly hacking into several celebrities’ cellphones. The Quebec City man is accused of targeting sports stars and celebrities from the US and Canada at random. Police...
Fraud related charges laid against alleged Hamilton members of $1.6M organized auto theft ring
Hamilton (December 9, 2019) – The Hamilton police arrested four individuals as a result of a four-month investigation into an organized auto theft ring that exported stolen vehicles out of Canada. The investigation, named Project Seagull, revealed that local Hamilton...
Convicted fraudster allegedly ran international online scam from Nigerian maximum security prison
Lagos, Nigeria (November 22, 2019) – Convicted online fraudster, Hope Olusegun Aroke, allegedly ran an international online scam from a Nigerian maximum security prison while serving his current jail term, according to Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes...