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Greg Martel is accused of defrauding investors of roughly $270 million in a massive Ponzi scheme. His whereabouts are currently unknown. (Screenshot courtesy Vimeo)

Trustee says Victoria mortgage broker Greg Martel ran ‘massive Ponzi scheme’

Bankruptcy court application shows 930 creditors have $317 million in claims against Martel’s company

  • May 29, 2024

 

A former Summerland Royal Bank employee pleaded guilty to fraud charges in Penticton court. (File photo)

Ex-Okanagan bank employee pleads guilty to defrauding customers

Sedawie was charged with six counts of fraud over $5,000 from 2011 to 2018

 

At least once a day, Digvijay Kosamia glances at his vibrating cellphone to check the latest text message he’s received, only to find a “frustrating” message that didn’t originate from someone he knows. A person uses a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, July 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Bombarded with spam texts? Stats show the problem is getting worse in Canada

5,395 text messages were reported to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre in 2023

 

Fraud suspect Florian Dinca, 44, in a photo posted to Toronto Police Service website (tps.ca).

Cash shop-and-swap fraud allegations land Quebec man in Surrey jail

He’s charged with crimes connected to merchandise sales on social media

Fraud suspect Florian Dinca, 44, in a photo posted to Toronto Police Service website (tps.ca).
Image by Moshe Harosh from Pixabay

False Romeos scam residents out of $16M last year in B.C. city

Romance scams preying on the lonely see ‘significant rise’ in Richmond

Image by Moshe Harosh from Pixabay
Dan Valliquette was one of dozens of investors who lost a substantial amount of money he thought was going towards the construction of a world-class ski resort east of Vancouver ahead of the 2010 Olympics. He’s photographed in Parksville, B.C., on Sunday, March 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

B.C. securities rule breakers owe $430M, why aren’t they paying?

Investors frustrated at the quagmire collecting frequently becomes

Dan Valliquette was one of dozens of investors who lost a substantial amount of money he thought was going towards the construction of a world-class ski resort east of Vancouver ahead of the 2010 Olympics. He’s photographed in Parksville, B.C., on Sunday, March 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
B.C. couple Shannon and Brian Kitts are charged in a multimillion-dollar Calgary-based Ponzi scheme. (Brian Kitts Facebook page)

B.C. real estate fraudster sentenced to 5 years jail in Calgary

Brian Kitts was also ordered to pay back over $1.3 million in restitution

B.C. couple Shannon and Brian Kitts are charged in a multimillion-dollar Calgary-based Ponzi scheme. (Brian Kitts Facebook page)
In this picture taken Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, hops cones are seen during a harvest at a hopfield in Czech Republic. A Fraser Valley hops farm company and its director have been ordered to pay more than $1 million over an alleged fraud that a B.C. Securities Commission panel described as "near to the most serious type of fraud possible in an investment context." THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Petr David Josek

B.C. Securities Commission orders hops farm firm to pay $1M after alleged fraud

Order made against Fraser Valley Hop Farms Inc. and its director, Alexander William Bridges

In this picture taken Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, hops cones are seen during a harvest at a hopfield in Czech Republic. A Fraser Valley hops farm company and its director have been ordered to pay more than $1 million over an alleged fraud that a B.C. Securities Commission panel described as "near to the most serious type of fraud possible in an investment context." THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Petr David Josek
BC Supreme Court in New Westminster. (Black Press Media files)

Langley man accused of $2.4 million fraud from his employer

A bookkeeper for a Vancouver carpet store is facing a lawsuit

BC Supreme Court in New Westminster. (Black Press Media files)
B.C. Supreme Court and Court of Appeal in Vancouver. (Black Press Media files)

B.C. men charged in $35M fraud ordered extradited to U.S.

Both suspects have links to previous convicted fraudsters, but have never faced charges here

B.C. Supreme Court and Court of Appeal in Vancouver. (Black Press Media files)
Former President Donald Trump, second from left, sits at the defense table with his attorney's Christopher Kise, left, Alina Habba, second from right, and Clifford Robert at New York Supreme Court, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, Pool)

Trump says he won’t testify again at his New York fraud trial

Former president says he has nothing more to say

Former President Donald Trump, second from left, sits at the defense table with his attorney's Christopher Kise, left, Alina Habba, second from right, and Clifford Robert at New York Supreme Court, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, Pool)
Kevin Lee Barrett will appear back in court in Kelowna on May 28

Kelowna woman on trial for fraud, theft of $1.8 million

Carey Earl is accused of stealing from Access Human Resources while working as their bookkeeper

Kevin Lee Barrett will appear back in court in Kelowna on May 28
Former President Donald Trump speaks with journalists during a midday break from court proceedings in New York, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, as he attends the start of a civil trial in a lawsuit that already has resulted in a judge ruling that he committed fraud in his business dealings. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Trump turns his fraud trial into a campaign stop as he seeks to capitalize on his legal woes

Donald Trump’s court appearances are no longer distractions from his campaign to…

Former President Donald Trump speaks with journalists during a midday break from court proceedings in New York, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, as he attends the start of a civil trial in a lawsuit that already has resulted in a judge ruling that he committed fraud in his business dealings. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
56-year-old Curtis Gordon Quigley, and 56-year-old Kathleen Treadgold are jointly charged with 80 counts of fraud. Photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)

Kelowna connection to $7.8M international Ponzi scheme

It’s believed to have been in operation between October 2008 and December 2020

56-year-old Curtis Gordon Quigley, and 56-year-old Kathleen Treadgold are jointly charged with 80 counts of fraud. Photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson)
The BC Securities Commission has accused six Lower Mainland residents of a $46 million stock scheme. (Pixabay Image)

BCSC claims pump and dump scam headed by Langley, Surrey brothers netted $46 million

Six people called to hearing before Securities Commission in October

The BC Securities Commission has accused six Lower Mainland residents of a $46 million stock scheme. (Pixabay Image)
Surrey RCMP have laid 204 fraud-related charges against 3 people after several documents were discovered during a traffic stop. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck photo)

204 fraud charges laid against 3 after B.C. traffic stop uncovers documents

One man still wanted on outstanding warrants related to the charges

Surrey RCMP have laid 204 fraud-related charges against 3 people after several documents were discovered during a traffic stop. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck photo)
The B.C. Securities Commission says a now-defunct cryptocurrency platform based in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island committed a multimillion-dollar securities fraud involving various digital currencies. An advertisement for bitcoin, one of the cryptocurrencies, is displayed on a building in Hong Kong, on Nov. 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kin Cheung

Securities Commission alleges fraud committed by B.C. crypto firm

Company allegedly diverted about $13 million worth of cryptocurrency to online gambling sites

The B.C. Securities Commission says a now-defunct cryptocurrency platform based in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island committed a multimillion-dollar securities fraud involving various digital currencies. An advertisement for bitcoin, one of the cryptocurrencies, is displayed on a building in Hong Kong, on Nov. 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Kin Cheung
Burnaby RCMP say a senior was defrauded $7.5 million in a recent long-term cryptocurrency scam. (Credit: Shutterstock)

B.C. senior defrauded $7.5 million in long-term cryptocurrency scam

Burnaby RCMP say it’s one of the largest personal scams the detachment has ever seen

Burnaby RCMP say a senior was defrauded $7.5 million in a recent long-term cryptocurrency scam. (Credit: Shutterstock)
In the third part of our series on fraud, we look at Matthew Brooks, convicted of a $6 million bank fraud, whose home was targeted in a drive-by shooting that was never solved. Others lost millions to Brooks just before and during a lengthy RCMP investigation. (Roxanne Hooper/Langley Advance Times)

FRAUD IN B.C.: Millions vanished from roadbuilder at centre of lengthy fraud investigation

A drive-by shooting, accusations of Hells Angels involvement, and investors never paid back

In the third part of our series on fraud, we look at Matthew Brooks, convicted of a $6 million bank fraud, whose home was targeted in a drive-by shooting that was never solved. Others lost millions to Brooks just before and during a lengthy RCMP investigation. (Roxanne Hooper/Langley Advance Times)
Murrayville House was for a time a project of developer Mark Chandler, before debts and lawsuits forced it into receivership. Some units were sold two, three, even four times before the courts got involved. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Fraud in B.C.: Developer twice convicted in U.S. leaves condo chaos in Langley

Mark Chandler has never been convicted in Canada

Murrayville House was for a time a project of developer Mark Chandler, before debts and lawsuits forced it into receivership. Some units were sold two, three, even four times before the courts got involved. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)