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Fraud
Kamloops man ‘defrauds’ EI a third time
A Kamloops man is facing jail time after he pleaded guilty to misleading the federal…
Kamloops man misled ICBC; took home $43K
A Kamloops man managed to get $43,000 in benefits and wage subsidies after he was…
RCMP bust ‘sophisticated’ ID forgery lab in Lower Mainland
RCMP officers arrested a man after searching his Lower Mainland residence and finding a sophisticated…
Kamloops scammers still active so far bilking victims out of $40,000
A team of scammers claiming they need fictitious legal fees are still active in the…
Kelowna social worker scandal prompts call for regulation in B.C.
Robert Riley Saunders shone a spotlight on social work in B.C. like no one else…
Fraud suspects bilking victims out of thousands of dollars in Kamloops
Kamloops RCMP are on the lookout for scammers who have been meeting their victims in…
Fraud victim unknowingly buys stolen Kamloops trailer
A trailer was returned to its rightful owner after a buyer found out it had…
Fraudster who bilked elderly Okanagan couple out of $12,000 in roofing scam out of jail soon
A 65-year-old man with multiple convictions for fraud spanning back three decades appeared at the…
Kelowna international student scammed out of $3,500
Kelowna RCMP are warning the public after an international student was scammed out of $3,500…
Okanagan landscaping company scammed victims out of thousands of dollars
Vernon RCMP are warning the public about a scammers using Facebook ads after two residents…
Kamloops bookkeeper accused of embezzling $600K from employer pleads guilty
A former bookkeeper has pleaded guilty to fraud in Kamloops Supreme Court, accused of embezzling…
How Okanagan, Kamloops post-secondary students (and parents) can avoid rental scams
An extremely tight rental market means people are desperate to find places to live. That’s…
B.C. strata loses fight after condo owner alleges ‘criminal conspiracy’
A B.C. strata has headed to the Supreme Court in order to settle a decade-long…
UPDATE: Disgraced Kelowna social worker gets five years jail
A disgraced social worker who stole almost half a million dollars from his vulnerable clients…
Merritt bank employee guilty of fraud
A former Merritt banker has pleaded guilty to fraud. Former CIBC employee Hope Moira Donna…
Vernon RCMP warn public to be on look out for counterfeit cash
Vernon RCMP are warning the public about a rise in counterfeit cash in the area.…
Cryptocurrency fraud costs residents in one B.C. city $2.6M so far this year
Almost two dozen people have been conned out of $2.6-million in cryptocurrency fraud schemes in…
B.C. nurse suspended for fiddling with her timesheet
A B.C. nurse has been barred from practicing for four weeks after she defrauded the…
U.S. fines German businessman $17M in fraud scheme with ties to Kelowna
A German man has been fined US$17 million for his part in an international fraud…
Former Kamloops Metis youth housing manager sued for embezzling grant funds
A Kamloops woman is being sued for misappropriating grant funds intended for Indigenous youth. Lii…
Sentencing of Oliver businessman shines light on exploitation of immigration system
In exchange for participating in a fraudulent immigration scheme, an Oliver vineyard owner was paid…
No jail time for Vernon grandmother guilty of defrauding charity
North Okanagan resident Jennifer Louis had 17 cents in her bank account when she fraudulently…
Thousands of dollars lost to scammers pretending to be North Okanagan RCMP officers
Scammers who posed as police officers seemed like they were phoning from RCMP detachments in…
Former Kelowna Minor Lacrosse treasurer charged with theft, fraud
The former treasurer of a Kelowna minor lacrosse association has been charged with theft and…