Online Job Scammer in the Slammer
An online job scammer will have new job opportunities as a prison inmate after being sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison. Matthew Hovila, of Edmonton, Alberta, was sentenced to 15 months in jail for contravening the false or misleading representations provisions of the Competition Act, and an additional 15 months in jail for breaching a consent agreement, the Competition Bureau announced recently. This is the first time that the Bureau has obtained a conviction for the contravention of a registered consent agreement. For background information on this case, see previous Litigator Article. [more] Full article
Auto Parts Investigation
The Competition Bureau’s auto parts investigation is one of the biggest investigations it has ever undertaken. Here are the fines collected to date: Company Auto part type Auto maker Fine ... [more] Full article
South American Airline Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing
LATAM Airlines Group S.A., the parent company of LAN Cargo S.A., has pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to fix fuel surcharges imposed on international air cargo shipments to ... [more] Full article
Online job scammer convicted
An Alberta man who operated an online oil and gas job opportunities scam was found guilty by a jury of two offences under the Competition Act: making misleading representations contrary ... [more] Full article
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