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B.C. woman ordered to pay over half a million dollars over real estate ‘Ponzi scheme’The B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) has ordered Cherie Evangeline White and her company Kingdom Investments to pay $626,000 in financial sanctions.CrimeApr 15
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B.C. Securities Commission alleges Kelowna man engaged in fraud, misrepresentationThe BCSC alleges William Brent Meikle used more than $1 million of the funds for personal expenses, including $475,000 under a rent-to-own agreement for a luxury home in Kelowna.CrimeFeb 22
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B.C. hops farm fined over $1M for alleged fraud; regulator calls allegation ‘serious’The B.C. Securities Commission has fined the owner of a hop farm more than $1 million over allegations the owner misused investor funds.Jan 28
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Securities Commission alleges fraud committed by B.C. crypto firmThe commission alleges the company diverted about $13 million worth of bitcoin and ether, another cryptocurrency, to two online gambling sites without authorization from customers.EconomyMay 2, 2023
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British Columbians scammed out of $24M in crypto-fraud schemes in 2022Canadians lost a whopping $530 million in 2022 to fraud and cybercrime, with $24 million in crypto-scam losses taking place in B.C. alone. Police offer tips to help prevent more.CrimeMar 22, 2023
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Securities commissions defend name-and-shame lists despite vast amount of unpaid penaltiesIn the five years since the Ontario Securities Commission launched its "delinquent respondents list," a website page designed to expose violators of securities law who haven't paid their fines and other sanctions as ordered, only 16 of 432 names have been removed - 13 because they paid up and three because they've started payment plans.CanadaSep 10, 2017
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B.C. man charged for allegedly selling illegal sharesWon Sang Shen Cho (a.k.a. Craig Cho, Kevin Kim, Jae Hoon Kim), 46, allegedly solicited over $270,000 from five investors from July 2015 to November 2016.Jun 21, 2017
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Almost one-third of B.C. investors don’t know what they’re paying their advisers: studyWith RRSP season approaching, the B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) is trying to make it easier for everyday investors to better understand the fees they're paying their financial advisers.Jan 24, 2017
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