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SEC Whistleblower Gets $22 Million Award
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has awarded $22 million to a whistleblower whose detailed tip and extensive assistance helped the agency halt a well-hidden fraud at the company where the whistleblower worked.
Whistleblower Initiative at OSC Draws Mixed Reaction
The first ever paid whistleblower program backed by a Canadian securities regulator was launched by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently.
Is It Time to Develop a Whistleblower Program for the Mortgage Industry?
An up to $5 million offer will be rewarded to whistleblowers for Ontario?s securities regulator newly launched whistleblower program. The program?s aim is to lead to the prosecution of fraudsters, fraud being one of the biggest reasons for business losses of billions of dollars a year. With this in the works, is it time for the mortgage industry to launch a whistleblower program as well?
Former Region of Peel employee charged with fraud, breach of trust
A Toronto woman and former Region of Peel employee is facing fraud charges after an investigation involving a spiritual healer and false claims being made for benefits totalling $50,000.
Fraud allegations around Mitch Marner shirt raise questions about sports memorabilia
Scott Galbraith, an avid hockey jersey collector, claims in a civil suit, that he paid nearly $4,000 for a London Knights jersey used in a game and was handed a fake. The Knights deny it.
Employees Caught Abusing Healthcare Insurance Plan
A few weeks ago, what was dubbed as Sudbury?s largest fraud trial came to a close with the guilty verdict handed out to fraudsters Dirk Plate and Paul Caron. The duo helped defraud about $24million from Atlas Copco Canada.
Charges stayed after lengthy delays in alleged TTC fraud case
A provincial judge has stayed the charges against three men accused in a fraud and conspiracy case that shook public confidence in the TTC, after handing down a ruling that slammed the ?frustratingly glacial? pace of the prosecution and determined that lengthy delays in the case had violated the trio?s charter right to a speedy trial.
Toronto man who pretended to be lawyer charged with fraud
Police in Barrie, Ont., say a 31-year-old Toronto man, accused of orchestrating an elaborate ruse to dupe people into believing he was a lawyer, is facing charges. Investigators allege that over the course of several years the accused created a public image of being an aspiring law student, working towards the goal of becoming a lawyer.
Mississauga man faces fraud, corruption charges
A former Halton Region official has been charged with fraud, corruption and taking kickbacks in connection with the handling of more than $100 million in construction projects. The charges against David Ohashi were announced Wednesday morning by Halton police in a news release.