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Fraud
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…
Kamloops fraudster appeals jail sentence
A convicted fraudster serving a year in jail for bilking her former employer out of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
BC insurance agents submit fraudulent claims, get fined, suspended
Two insurance agents who admitted to falsifying medical treatment records and submitted fraudulent claims have…
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…
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.…
Merritt bank fraudster sentenced to house arrest
A woman who defrauded an elderly Merritt bank client out of thousands of dollars will…
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 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…
Trial set for accused Kamloops fraudster
A Kamloops woman accused of defrauding a local business has a court date for a…
Vernon trucker ‘duped’ in internet scam convicted of fraud
A Vernon truck driver who was "duped" in an internet scam has been convicted of…
B.C. lawyer involved in $34M fraud barred from trading
A B.C. lawyer involved in a $34-million fraudulent scheme to manipulate share prices has been…
B.C. company on hook for $900,000 after bilking vulnerable investor
A Vancouver company that duped a vulnerable woman to remortgage her home but then used…
B.C. lawyer fined $12,000 for their part in immigration fraud
A B.C. lawyer has been fined $12,000 for unwittingly submitting fraudulent immigration paperwork. According to…
Losses from crypto scams reach historic levels in B.C. as young people targeted
British Columbians are being urged to learn the signs of a scam to protect themselves…
B.C. senior who pretended to be a mortgage broker on hook for $60K
A B.C. senior — who previously spent time behind bars for fraud — is on…
B.C. lawyer accused of laundering $23.5M
A unidentified B.C. lawyer stands accused of allowing criminal clients to use their trust account…
Chair of Canucks autism charity under investigation for fraud
The chair of a Vancouver Canucks charity is currently under investigation for fraud. Lawyer William…
Kamloops non-profit sues former employee claiming $50K embezzlement
A Métis non-profit is trying to get nearly $50,000 back from a former employee accused…