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...
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...
