by staff | Feb 19, 2021 | Featured, Financial Fraud, Fraud Prosecution
Feb. 18, 2021 – On Nov. 5, 2020, Emmanuel Gweh Gbala was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment in a Montreal Court for attempting to defraud a family of $275,000. The case serves as a warning to Canadians and encourages them to protect themselves from similar...
by Admin | Feb 5, 2018 | Corporate Frauds, Recent Articles
A judge will deliberate on whether two journalists will be forced to take the stand to reveal confidential sources in the Nathalie Normandeau and Marc-Yvan Côté fraud case. Côté’s lawyer, Jacques Larochelle, has been trying to get the case thrown out based on leaks to...
by Admin | Jan 30, 2018 | Employee Fraud, Recent Articles
A former deputy director of the Sûreté du Québec on trial for fraud was acquitted of every charge he faced Monday, bringing to an end a lengthy trial that spanned nearly two years. Jean Audette, 57, was on trial for allegedly using a secret SQ fund to hide payments...
by Admin | Dec 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
Engineering giant SNC-Lavalin has reached agreement to pay restitution to seven Quebec municipalities for obtaining contracts through questionable means. Neil Bruce, CEO of the Montreal-based engineering and construction firm, says the settlements under the province’s...
by Admin | Nov 18, 2017 | Consumer Fraud, Recent Articles
The Tax Revenue Agency of Quebec has announced that it laid 39 charges of fraud against several companies listed in connection with restaurants Japon Sushi Bar and Bistro Sawadika and their managers. The agency works to recoup $1.6 million in unpaid taxes after...