Construction Fraud
Two Alberta men charged in funding scam
Lethbridge (July 31, 2020) – Lethbridge Police Service laid charges against Josef Korec and Dustin Ritter from southern Alberta in connection with an alleged multi-million dollar investment fraud. They are accused of defrauding a Lethbridge man out of more than $3.1...
Fraud charges laid against Grimsby store owner
Grimsby (July 30, 2020) – Niagara Regional Police arrested Grimsby store owner for fraud. Following a complaint, police launched an investigation into the local convenience store, Milk N Things. On July 29, officers executed a warrant and seized products bearing...
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...
Health-care aide arrested in case of financial elder abuse
Edmonton (July 28, 2020) – Edmonton police laid charges against the health-care aide, Sofia Sharin Hafiz, in connection with two cases of alleged elder abuse. The Edmonton woman is accused of defrauding two seniors out of $560,000 in total. The 75-year-old man and the...
Former 407 ETR employee charged for 2018 internal data theft
Woodbridge (July 28, 2020) – The York Regional Police arrested a former 407 ETR employee, Varun (Bobby) Saini, on July 23 for internal data theft that allegedly occurred in 2018. He is accused of unlawfully obtaining the personal information of 60,000 407 ETR...
Cryptocurrency exchange flagged as offshore investment scam
Winnipeg (July 24, 2020) – The Manitoba Securities Commission (MSC) issued an investor alert against the cryptocurrency exchange CrypTrade24. The bitcoin firm, which offers investment plans in cryptocurrency trading, claims to have its headquarter in Churchill,...
Two men arrested in unconnected mortgage fraud cases
Guelph (July 24, 2020) – The police arrested two men in two unconnected mortgage fraud cases. On July 20, Guelph police laid 31 charges against the former mortgage broker, Charn Ghuman, following an eight-years fraud investigation. The Guelph man allegedly collected...
Former band manager allegedly defrauded Clearwater River Dene Nation out of $1M
La Loche (July 23, 2020) – RCMP laid charges against former band manager, Jonny Cheecham, for allegedly defrauding the Clearwater River Dene Nation (CRDN) out of $1 million. Following a six-year investigation, the RCMP accused him of taking several fraudulent actions...
Alberta man found guilty of investment fraud in connection with land development schemes
Calgary (July 22, 2020) – An Alberta Provincial Court found Ronald James Aitkens guilty of investment fraud and misrepresentations in connection with a real estate investment opportunity. The court document said that more than $35 million were raised in total from...
Calgary man charged for tax refund scam, employment scam, and identity fraud
Calgary (July 21, 2020) – The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) accused Chun Zhu, a.k.a. Ted Zhu, of conducting an employment scam with the intention to steal identities. Thereafter, he allegedly used the gathered personal information about his victims in a tax refund scam....
Russian hacker group attacked organizations involved in COVID-19 vaccine development
Ottawa (July 17, 2020) – The Canadian Communication Security Establishment (CSE) and its international counterparts said that the Russian hacker group, APT29, aka ‘Cozy Bear’ or ‘the Dukes’, targeted health organizations and vaccine research entities in Canada, the...
Decision in connection with New Can immigration fraud scheme
Canada Deports Yan Wang for Her Role in the Sunny Wang Immigration Fraud Scheme Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board ordered that Ms. Yan Wang be deported from Canada on the basis that her immigration application was based on false information. The Board held that...
Ontario men charged for illegal stock sales by U.S. regulator
Miami (July 16, 2020) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused three men of defrauding investors out of more than US$1.9 million in illegal stock sales in connection with Arizona-based wind turbine company, Thunderbird Power Corp. The U.S....
Charges laid regarding various immigration fraud cases
Winnipeg (July 15, 2020) – Authorities laid multiple charges in connection with separate immigration fraud cases. The suspects allegedly were taking advantage of immigrants for financial gain. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) charged two men, Chinenye (Victor)...
Innisfil businessman charged with defrauding the public using payment machines
Greater Toronto Area (July 14, 2020) – The Peel Regional Police arrested businessman, Syed Jafry, for fraud. He is accused of duping the customers of his businesses out of $131,000 while installing point of sale machines and has been charged with defrauding the...
Police officer arrested for allegedly submitting fraudulent will worth $800K
Toronto (July 14, 2020) – The Toronto police arrested one of their members, Constable Robert Konashewych, and a client representative with the Office of Public Guardian and Trustee, Adellene Karla Balgobin, on July 9 as a result of a fraud investigation. The police...
After 10 years fugitive Brampton tax preparer sentenced in tax fraud case
Toronto (July 13, 2020) – Former Toronto-area tax preparer, John Oladapo Oladehinde, pleaded guilty to Fraud Over $5,000 in a tax fraud case after spending more than 10 years on the lam, according to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Between 2001 and 2005, he prepared...
Alleged fugitive ‘serial swindler’ arrested for multi-million art fraud
New York (July 9, 2020) – The U.S. Attorney’s Office of Southern District of New York reported that Inigo Philbrick, former art dealer with galleries in London and Miami, was arrested on the Pacific Island of Vanuatu on June 11 for engaging in a multi-million dollar...
Scammers targeting businesses with pre-paid credit card scams
Witless Bay (July 7, 2020) – The Ferryland RCMP issued a warning of a new scam that targets business owners who are selling pre-paid Visa cards. The Mounties published the scam alert following a report from a convenience store in Witless Bay. The business lost over...
Winnipeg Disbarred Lawyer Peter Ottavio Jachetta, 72, Declared Mentally Unfit for his Criminal Fraud Trial
On May 4, 2020, Justice Ann Krahn of the Manitoba Provincial Court declared disbarred Manitoba lawyer Peter Ottavio Jachetta mentally unfit to stand trial for criminal fraud allegations made by the Crown. On June 25, 1974, Mr. Peter Jachetta was called to the Bar. On...
Wirecard facing allegations of ‘elaborate and sophisticated fraud’
Munich (June 30, 2020) – The Wirecard shareholders have been through a lot in the past few weeks. First, the accounting scandal comes to light, then the longtime CEO was arrested, and now the group files for insolvency and is facing fraud allegations. The financial...