Bernard McCarthy, a Cape Breton man who failed to appear for his preliminary hearing on…
Sydney man pleads guilty, receives jail sentence on four counts of fraud
A Sydney man was sent back to jail Wednesday as part of his sentence on fraud charges. Chad Francis Delaney, 35, of George Street, pleaded guilty to four counts of fraud and a single count of possession of stolen property. The offences occurred last year in Sydney...
Fraudsters steal $18,000 from Coxheath man, Cape Breton community
Watching her husband frantically try to get iTunes cards to pay off the fraudsters holding his computer hostage was hard for Peggy Mercer to watch. “He was almost obsessive. He said, ‘I have to get my computer back. I have to,’” she said. “I agree he is partly to...
Michael Rizzato of Nova Scotia guilty of 17 fraud related charges, ordered to pay back $40,000
Hailing from New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Michael Rizzato, 33, has been handed an 18-month conditional sentence in connection with 17 fraud related charges. Pleading guilty to multiple charges of fraud, forgery and uttering forged documents, Rizzato initial defraud...
Cape Breton woman sentenced for defrauding mother and former landlord
A 58-year-old Cape Breton, NS woman is scheduled for sentencing later this month after pleading guilty to defrauding her mother and her former landlord out of thousands of dollars. Juanita Ann MacNeil plead guilty to charges of assault with a weapon, false pretence,...