by Canadian Fraud News | Jul 3, 2026 | News
A Sarnia business owner was defrauded out of more than $119,000 after allegedly being drawn into a sophisticated scheme involving a fictitious supplier, a fake website, and a non-existent piece of equipment. Sarnia police said the investigation dates back to late...
by Canadian Fraud News | Jul 3, 2026 | News
A former Winnipeg business manager has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for his role in a nearly decade-long fraud involving the diversion of more than one million kilograms of auto parts to scrap dealers. Michael Silva, 50, pleaded guilty to one count of fraud...
by Canadian Fraud News | Jun 19, 2026 | News
A Manitoba man facing trial on 26 fraud charges connected to past shipping-container pool businesses is now operating a new company offering a similar product under a different name. Former customers allege they paid tens of thousands of dollars for pools that were...
by Canadian Fraud News | Jun 19, 2026 | News
Greg Martel, the Victoria, B.C. mortgage broker behind a Ponzi scheme that brought in more than $300 million from investors, has been arrested in the country of Georgia. Martel has not been criminally charged, but he is the subject of a Canadian arrest warrant and a...
by Canadian Fraud News | Jun 19, 2026 | News
The FBI has arrested Said Abdullahi Ereg, the first person listed on the U.S. Justice Department’s “Most Wanted Fraudster” list. Ereg is accused of stealing more than $4 million from a federal child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first person...
