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
Guilty Plea in Telemarketing Investigation
The 72 year-old manager of a Montreal boiler room has been sentenced to a conditional sentence of nine months to be served in the community and 12 months probation after ... [more] Full article
Must read: The Little Black Book of Scams
The Competition Bureau has recently updated its Canadian edition of The Little Black Book of Scams. The common sense advice on avoiding common scams in this booklet make it a ... [more] Full article
Hyundai and Kia to compensate drivers for inaccurate fuel consumption ads
Hyundai Auto Corp. and Kia Canada Inc. recently entered into consent agreements with the Competition Bureau addressing inaccurate fuel consumption advertisements they made. Hyundai and Kia advertized fuel consumption figures based on ... [more] Full article
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