Posts Tagged ‘fraud’

Mounties say crooks passing fake polymer bank notes in British Columbia

VANCOUVER – Less than two years ago, the head of the RCMP said Canada’s…

by Keven Drews, The Canadian Press - Friday, May 17, 2013
U.S. announcing charges against 18 in alleged $200M credit card scam

NEWARK, N.J. – Federal authorities on Tuesday announced charges against 18 people in an…

by The Associated Press - Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Boardroom blunders at SNC-Lavalin

How things went terribly wrong under the watch of one of the most distinguished boards in Canada

by Tamsin McMahon - Friday, December 7, 2012
RBC pays $500,000 to settle with regulator over Earl Jones fraud

The bank failed to question withdrawals, settlement says

by The Canadian Press - Monday, August 13, 2012
How Montreal scammers are ripping off America

They took over Champlain, N.Y., and turned it into fraud town, U.S.A.

by Tamsin McMahon - Thursday, August 9, 2012
Someone gave Peter Pocklington some more money

The one-time most hated man in Canadian hockey is in trouble again

by Richard Warnica - Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Court: Dodging taxes isn’t ‘natural’

A B.C. couple lose its unlikely fight to make taxes optional

by Charlie Gillis - Monday, February 13, 2012
Fine-feathered frauds

How Canada’s down industry is fighting feather imposters

by Jason Kirby - Thursday, September 15, 2011
Really bad investment advice

Why do analysts so often get things so wrong?

by Jason Kirby - Tuesday, September 13, 2011
A cop car towed and a granny robbed

Prince Edward Island:… A 45-year-old French Village farmer has been charged with obstructing an

by Emma Teitel - Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Credit card tricks

Why having a new microchip card in your wallet doesn’t mean you’re safe from fraudsters

by Chris Sorensen - Thursday, July 7, 2011
Signing away your savings

Joint bank accounts are increasingly being used to defraud seniors and effectively rewrite wills

by Risha Gotlieb - Friday, March 25, 2011
What not to hide in your wallet

British Columbia…: Among Canadians, those in the West Coast province are the most

by Patricia Treble - Thursday, March 17, 2011
It just didn't add up

A former British MP is the fourth politician in less than three months to be convicted for claiming bogus expenses

by Jen Cutts - Thursday, February 24, 2011
A bit old for bumper cars, aren't you?

Police blotter

by macleans.ca - Thursday, November 18, 2010
Conrad Black’s partial victory

Former newspaper baron has two convictions reversed, two others upheld

by Chris Sorensen - Friday, October 29, 2010
The ideal crime?

Mortgage fraud is easy, common and lucrative. And in Canada, more often than not, it is left unchecked.

by Chris Sorensen - Thursday, October 14, 2010
Magic spells and flying fence posts

Police blotter

by macleans.ca - Thursday, September 30, 2010
'Couples' fake it for money

A vicar and two other men were found guilty of organizing about 360 sham marriages

by Kate Lunau - Thursday, August 12, 2010
Conrad Black: Let the vengeance begin

His release on bail and rising legal fortunes could help his defamation lawsuits against his accusers

by Jason Kirby and Chris Sorensen - Monday, July 26, 2010