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Pages in category "Fraud in Canada" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Advanced Cell Therapeutics;
On January 16, 2009, the United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office uncovered an £80 million buy-to-let property fraud scheme operating under a company called Practical Property Portfolio in which at least 1,750 investors were conned out of £25,000 each in return for a promise of a house in the North East of England. All five directors—John Potts ...
Fraud can violate civil law or criminal law, or it may cause no loss of money, property, or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong. [1] The purpose of fraud may be monetary gain or other benefits, for example by obtaining a passport, travel document, or driver's license, or mortgage fraud , where the perpetrator ...
Get-rich-quick schemes are extremely varied; these include fake franchises, real estate "sure things", get-rich-quick books, wealth-building seminars, self-help gurus, sure-fire inventions, useless products, chain letters, fortune tellers, quack doctors, miracle pharmaceuticals, foreign exchange fraud, Nigerian money scams, fraudulent treasure hunts, and charms and talismans.
Edward Davenport, self-styled as a "Lord"; [17] from 2005 to 2009 was the "ringmaster" of a series of advance-fee fraud schemes for (non-existent) loans that defrauded dozens of individuals out of millions of pounds, [18] while costing his clients further hundreds of millions in losses when they signed development property commitments backed by ...
In March 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice criminally indicted the CMED founder and CEO, as well as the former Chief Financial Officer, charging them with securities fraud and wire fraud conspiracy for stealing more than $400 million from investors as part of a seven-year scheme. National Bank of Anguilla and Caribbean Commercial Bank Anguilla
Monsanto Canada Inc v Schmeiser [2004] 1 S.C.R. 902, 2004 SCC 34 May 21, 2004 Patents Harper v Canada (AG) [2004] 1 S.C.R. 827, 2004 SCC 33 May 18, 2004 Freedom of speech, federal elections Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v Canadian Assn of Internet Providers [2004] 2 S.C.R. 427, 2004 SCC 44 June 30, 2004