Etiket: fraud
The Internet is a huge fraud
We can no longer trust our emails. We can no longer take social media lightly. We can no longer buy without fear of losing our wallet. You can’t even sell…
the repression of fraud pins down the co-ownership trustees
Published on 03/05/2024 22:18 Video length: 2 min Real estate: the repression of fraud targets condominium trustees A new fraud repression investigation targets co-ownership trustees. 65% of checks confirm malfunctions.…
$100,000 fraud | Financial controller faces one year in home prison
The financial controller of a Montreal tour operator lined her pockets for years. For this $100,000 fraud, France Villeneuve risks getting away with a year in home prison. A “sweet”…
Major email fraud | Just for Laughs finally gets some money
A year after being robbed of nearly $814,000 last year following a classic email fraud, Just for Laughs Group (JPR) is finally starting to get its money back – a…
2.2 million financial losses since 2022 | Organized crime involved in grandparent fraud
(Montreal) The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested several individuals linked to a major network of fraudsters operating across the country. This group linked to organized crime may have stolen…
A Quebecer receives ten years in prison in the United States for mail fraud
A former Montreal resident was sentenced earlier this week to 10 years behind bars in a federal penitentiary in the United States for a decades-long fraud. The US Department of…
15% increase in fraud cases in Quebec in two years
Nearly 37,000 Quebecers were victims of fraud in 2023, an increase of 15% in two years, according to the Association of Police Directors (ADPQ). The ADPQ invited the media to…
A Quebecer at the head of a historic fraud sent to prison for 10 years in the United States
A Quebecer received a 10-year prison sentence in the United States for carrying out one of the largest mail frauds in history, worth around $240 million, and making more than…
Play to thwart financial fraud
It’s easy and even tempting to blame victims of financial fraud by assuming they were naive or careless. But those who have lost thousands of dollars will tell you that…
Just for Laughs Victim of Email Fraud
Just for Laughs suffered a classic email fraud at a very bad time, before racking up millions in losses and sheltering itself from its creditors. From February to April 2023,…
a traffic fraud network dismantled in Bouches-du-Rhône
Published on 04/12/2024 5:26 p.m. Video length: 1 min Justice: opening in Aix-en-Provence of the trial for Highway Code fraud The trial of a vast traffic violation opens Friday, April…
Truong My Lan sentenced to death in Vietnam in fraud case
The director of a real estate giant was sentenced to the death penalty in a fraud case whose damages were estimated by the prosecution at 25 billion euros in total,…
Bank fraud | Former Shohei Ohtani performer faces charges
(Los Angeles) Shohei Ohtani’s former longtime performer is charged with federal bank fraud for crimes involving gambling debts and the theft of millions of dollars from the Los Angeles Dodgers…
three men suspected of a large-scale fraud
Published on 04/04/2024 22:35 Video length: 2 min La Poste: three men suspected of a large-scale fraud Three men were arrested in the Paris region. They allegedly defrauded the Post…
Donald Trump posts $175 million bond to avoid foreclosure after conviction for financial fraud
Sentenced in February to $454 million in fines for financial fraud, the former president appealed but still had to pay this form of legal bail. Published on 02/04/2024 10:03 Update…
466 million euros in fraud in 2023, a record
Published on 03/29/2024 11:51 Video length: 2 min Health insurance: 466 million euros of fraud in 2023, a record Health insurance: 466 million euros of fraud in 2023, a record…
Sam Bankman-Fried, former boss of the FTX platform, sentenced to 25 years in prison in the United States for fraud
Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty in November 2023 of using, without their knowledge, funds deposited by customers of his cryptocurrency exchange platform. Published on 03/28/2024 5:09 p.m. Update on 03/28/2024…
Sam Bankman-Fried, former boss of the FTX platform, sentenced to 25 years in prison in the United States for fraud
Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty in November 2023 of using, without their knowledge, funds deposited by customers of his cryptocurrency exchange platform. Published on 03/28/2024 5:09 p.m. Update on 03/28/2024…
“We are in favor of companies that commit fraud being caught and rectified,” assures the president of Capeb
According to the president of the Confederation of crafts and small construction companies, the VAT rate should be lowered to combat this social fraud. Published on 03/13/2024 9:38 p.m. Update…
Overbilling in federal contracts | AI to tackle fraud
(Ottawa) The federal government is increasingly using artificial intelligence to detect fraudulent behavior and flush out entrepreneurs who inflate their invoices, the Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Jean-Yves Duclos,…