Ponzi Scheme

• Calgary man charged with running $164M Ponzi scheme involving more than 1,000 victims

  A Calgary man is accused of stealing investment funds from more than 1,000 people in an alleged $164-million fraud and money laundering Ponzi scheme over the course of four years.

  Crime

  Sep 1
  
• Kelowna man accused of multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme dies in Okanagan River

  A spokesperson for the BC Coroners Service said the organization is investigating Curtis Quigley’s death near Okanagan Falls on June 20. 

  Crime

  Jul 2, 2024
  
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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.

  Crime

  Apr 15, 2024
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• Man and woman facing 80 charges in relation to $7.8M real estate Ponzi scheme in Alberta, B.C.

  The alleged Ponzi scheme operated out of Kelowna, B.C., and Edmonton for 12 years, according to police.

  Crime

  Aug 30, 2023
• TD Bank to pay US$1.2B in Stanford Financial Ponzi scheme settlement

  TD Bank Group says it will settle a lawsuit in connection with a multi-year Ponzi scheme operated by the Stanford Financial Group.

  Money

  Feb 27, 2023
• Crown seeks up to 12 years for Calgary man involved in multimillion-dollar fraud

  Arnold Breitkreutz, 74, was convicted on June 29 of fraud over $5,000 for what the Crown described as a multimillion-dollar scheme.

  Crime

  Aug 17, 2022
• Bernie Madoff dies in prison at age 82

  Madoff admitted to swindling thousands of clients out of billions of dollars in investments over decades.

  World

  Apr 14, 2021
• Alberta RCMP charge husband, wife in alleged multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme

  The RCMP investigation probed several companies operated by the husband and wife, including Vesta Capcorp Inc. and Vesta Equity Partners of Calgary.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2021
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• Burlington man charged in $1.3 million Ponzi scheme: police

  Halton Regional Police say a three-year investigation revealed a number of victims who believed they were investing in a legitimate stock market investment program.

  Crime

  Nov 19, 2020
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• Ontario man returned to Canada to face charges in $56M debit terminal Ponzi scheme

  Ontario's Serious Fraud Office says the scheme started in 2012 in Barrie, Ont., and that more than 500 known victims suffered losses of more than $24 million.

  Crime

  Sep 14, 2020