Last year, Canadian businesses lost an average of $140,000 due to workplace fraud during the…
Ex-manager sentenced to 39 months prison in hospital corruption case
Dec. 18, 2018 (courtesy of The Chronicle Herald ) – A former hospital executive who pocketed a $10-million bribe in return for helping engineering giant SNC-Lavalin win a Montreal hospital-building contract was sentenced Monday to 39 months in...
Police raid Indian call centres linked to ‘CRA phone scam’ that have victimized Canadians
Oct. 31, 2018 (courtesy of CBC.ca) – Over the past two weeks, Indian police have been bursting into suspected illegal call centres, arresting everyone in sight and seizing troves of equipment used to carry out phone fraud aimed at foreigners. Hundreds of...
6 months jail, 3 years probation for former real estate broker guilty of forgery
Aug. 1, 2018 ( Courtesy of CBC.ca ) – Former Winnipeg real estate broker David Joseph Douglas has been sentenced to six months in jail and is barred from real estate or lending activities for three years. Judge Brent Stewart accepted the joint recommendation...
Barrie police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in fraud investigation
June 28, 2018(Courtesy of CTVnews.ca )- Barrie police is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect wanted for identity fraud. Police say on March 16, 2018 the suspect first entered the TD Canada Trust at 53 Ardagh Rd. and then attempted his hoax at the TD...
The 6 Most Common Behavioral Red Flags Of Fraud
June 14, 2018 (with files from the ACFE ) -Individuals who are engaged in occupational fraud schemes often exhibit certain behavioral traits or warning signs associated with their illegal activity. In the ACFE’s 2018 Report to the Nations, survey respondents...