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Fraud
Merritt bank employee fined $300K for stealing from elderly client
A former Merritt CIBC employee has been fined $300,000 for stealing $157,000 from an elderly…
BC employee pilfers $1.9 million; blames ‘toxic’ workplace
A BC woman who stole $1.9 million from the company where she worked for 23…
Merritt bank fraudster sentenced to house arrest
A woman who defrauded an elderly Merritt bank client out of thousands of dollars will…
Kamloops judge scolds lawyers for fraudster’s proposed house arrest
A Kamloops judge wasn't impressed with a proposed house arrest sentence for a local fraudster.…
Kelowna cops stop $100,000 in fraudulent flooring purchases
Kelowna RCMP intercepted $100,000 in flooring purchased with stolen credit cards earlier this week before…
BC insurance agents submit fraudulent claims, get fined, suspended
Two insurance agents who admitted to falsifying medical treatment records and submitted fraudulent claims have…
BC financial advisor accused of fraud, took $330K from seniors
A BC financial advisor accused of fraud for taking $330,000 from a senior couple is…
Alberta man bought Vernon home with fraudulent cash; on the hook $500K
An Alberta businessman who duped almost $1 million out of investors and then used the…
Kamloops judge still ‘uncomfortable’ with proposed fraud sentence, delays it again
A Kamloops woman will have to wait even longer to hear her sentence as a…
No charges for BC insurance broker who took $300K of clients cash
A BC insurance broker who spent $300,000 of a client's money has avoided any criminal…
Two charged in multi-million dollar Kelowna real estate Ponzi scheme
Two people are facing facing dozens of fraud charges from an alleged Kelowna and Edmonton-based…
Kamloops woman convicted of fraud sentenced to year in prison
A Kamloops judge has ruled a fraudster will serve her sentence in prison, refusing to…
Kamloops fraudster appeals jail sentence
A convicted fraudster serving a year in jail for bilking her former employer out of…
Kamloops dentist left with paperwork nightmare after staffer took more than $144K
A Kamloops dentist is left paying for services out-of-pocket and a nightmare of paperwork after…
RCMP arrest Peachland resident for fraudulent credit card usage
West Kelowna RCMP arrested a woman after a resident reported fraudulent purchases on her credit…