BC man extradited to US to face deceptive telemarketing charges
William Robertson must face charges in the United States that he was involved in a telemarketing scheme targeting elderly people in the US, a BC judge ordered recently. A joint FBI-RCMP investigation found evidence that employees at a Vancouver boiler room would tell victims they had won large sums of money, but had to pay money in order to collect their winnings. The US sought Mr. Robertson’s extradition to face charges equivalent to offences in Canada of fraud and deceptive telemarketing. The judge found, however, that there was insufficient evidence for the fraud charge, and committed him for extradition only ... [more] Full article
Fraud and telemarketing charges laid against five individuals
The Competition Bureau announced on December 7 that fraud charges under the Criminal Code, and misleading advertising and deceptive telemarketing charges under the Competition Act have been laid against five ... [more] Full article
Charges laid for Online Business Directory Schemers
On September 4, 2012, four companies and individuals are scheduled to appear in the Quebec Provincial Court following charges laid for deceptive telemarketing activities. After a Competition Bureau investigation, criminal ... [more] Full article
No defined limit on AMPs, court says
A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal upholding the Ontario Securities Commission power to impose administrative monetary penalties, or AMPs, of up to $1 million suggests that even ... [more] Full article
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