Pickering (February 28, 2020) – The Durham Regional Police arrested Eric Hentschel from Pickering on…
‘Don’t worry about it’: Dubious online pharmacies push unlicensed COVID-19 treatments
May 11, 2021 – The WhatsApp message pinged at 10:01 a.m. on April 20. “We deliver everyday to various customers in Canada,” it said. “Don’t worry about it.” The message was sent by a drug supplier, who claims to be based in India, trying to sell...
Quebecer detained in Dubai on fraud charges finally returns to Canada
May 11, 2021 – After being detained off and on in Dubai since December 2015, Quebec geologist André Gauthier has finally returned to Canada. Originally from the Saguenay–Lac-St-Jean region, Gauthier was a whistleblower who alerted authorities in the United Arab...
Preliminary inquiry for disbarred lawyer accused of fraud pushed to 2022
May 10, 2021 – The preliminary inquiry for a disbarred lawyer and former senior provincial government civil servant accused of fraud has been delayed 10 months. Yassin Choukri faces eight fraud charges and is accused of stealing a total of $486,148 involving...
Digital world adds extra risk for identity theft
May 10, 2021 – There are a variety of ways that fraudsters can try to gather your personal information. They can simply try phoning you, pretending to be a legitimate organization, and request information from you verbally. Other fraudsters can send you text...
$215,000,000 missing: Mysterious death of the CEO of Canada’s largest cryptocurrency firm explored in documentary
May 10, 2021 – Is Gerald Cotten, the late CEO of Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX really dead? That’s just one of the questions explored in the documentary Dead Man’s Switch a crypto mystery (part of the 2021 Hot Docs festival),...