by Canadian Fraud News | Jul 3, 2026 | News
Two Alberta fugitives wanted on Canada-wide warrants since 2021 have been arrested in Ontario in connection with an alleged investor fraud involving nearly $5 million. RCMP say Fernando Honorate de Silva Fagundes, 70, and Emilia Alas-As Elansin, 44, were taken into...
by Canadian Fraud News | Jul 3, 2026 | News
The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a West Vancouver businessman who faces a US$29 million penalty tied to an alleged international pump-and-dump stock fraud. The high court declined to hear the appeal of Frederick Langford Sharp, a B.C. man in...
by Canadian Fraud News | Jul 3, 2026 | News
A Montreal man has been sentenced to three years in prison in the United States for a mass marketing fraud scheme that defrauded American victims out of more than $1.2 million. Michel Poirier, 60, was sentenced on June 10 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley after...
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...
