Toronto police have arrested a 54-year-old man in connection to an ongoing insurance fraud investigation.…
Manitoba woman sentenced to house arrest for $80K EIA fraud
A woman who admitted to defrauding the Employment and Income Assistance program out of more than $80,000 has been sentenced to 18 months of house arrest. Candace Bone, 49, pleaded guilty to nine counts of fraud over $5,000 in Brandon Court of Queen’s Bench, and was...
‘Hitman scam’ targets Altona residents using bitcoin: police
Police say residents in Altona, Man., have been targeted by a bizarre email scam telling people to pay up or face a hitman. Altona police Chief Perry Batchelor said police in the southwestern Manitoba town has received two complaints about the scam, and denounced it...
Former top NDP staffer Heather Grant-Jury pleads guilty to fraud
Heather Grant-Jury, who once worked as a top aide to former premier Greg Selinger, has pleaded guilty to fraud. She entered the guilty plea to fraud over $5,000 in provincial court on Tuesday. Between May 2011 and December 2015, Grant-Jury incurred personal charges on...
New Aviva reports states an extra $2 billion a year added due to rising insurance cost
A new report published by Aviva car insurance puts forth the claim that an extra $2 billion a year in added costs due to rising insurance fraud. The study was conducted by Pollara Strategic Insights, using electronic interviews conducted with citizens from all 10...