Tag: Fraud
Police sound alarm over rash of five-figure ‘cryptocurrency fraud’ cases
St. Thomas police are urging caution after they say three people lost $30,000 or more each in cryptocurrency fraud incidents that were reported to them within less than a week.
St. Thomas police seek help finding suspect in ‘porch pirate’ theft
St. Thomas police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect in what they termed a “porch pirate” theft from a home.
Woman gets house arrest in $100K pickup truck fraud
Victoria Lewicki had no gun to her head when she used fraudulent documents in trying to buy a $100,000 truck from a Sarnia dealer last year, her lawyer told the judge
Fake listings, real losses: Facebook housing scams target Traverse City area renters
Traverse City Facebook groups are being flooded by fake real estate listings, featuring photos of real properties and luring in renters with affordable prices.
Doula defrauder gets prison for breaching probation: ‘Egregious’
The now infamous doula-duper, Kaitlyn Braun, 26, was given the sentence she asked for after pleading guilty four months ago: she’ll serve the rest of a conditional sentence in jail and then be sent to prison for a three-year term. “The waiting has been difficult,” said Braun’s lawyer Alison MacDonald. “She just wants to be […]