We are often asked by fraud victims about whether a fraudster can ask a Court to stay their civil proceedings for recovery because the fraudster has been charged under the Criminal Code. The short answer is not in most cases. The issue of staying civil proceedings for...

Fraud victims often ask us whether they can obtain an immediate Court order to put a freeze a fraudster’s bank account or otherwise prevent him or her from dissipating assets in their control before trial. The answer often depends on a variety of considerations, the...

Often fraud victims in schemes where there are multiple victims ask us how recovered funds would be distributed in the event of a partial recovery. The question is often asked in the context of whether they should cooperate and join their recovery efforts with other...

At Investigation Counsel PC, we often prepare criminal complaints for our clients that we are assisting with civil recovery actions. Often our clients suggest they would prefer to simply make a criminal complaint instead of paying for civil litigation. This is, in...

It is often not possible to immediately recover from fraudsters themselves, as they have spent their ill-gotten gains on lifestyle or other debts, or transferred the money into the control of unknown third parities. Recoveries against fraudsters themselves in some...

 We have blogged in the past on issues to consider in coordinating civil and criminal investigations and prosecutions – see: https://www.investigationcounsel.com/coordinating-criminal-and-civil-justice-as-a-means-of-recovery-for-fraud-victims/ . The issues to consider...