Category: Crime & Justice

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Quebec insurance firm shut down over allegations of forgery and misappropriation of funds

Jerome Hallé of Groupe Hallé Assurance Services Financieres charged with 35 offenses including dishonest conduct, making false statements and misappropriation of premiums

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Strange but true insurance fraud cases from across the pond

A gymnast with back trouble, a flying toilet roll holder, an invented wedding engagement and an invisible wall were among the record number of fraudulent insurance claims detected by insurers in 2010 according to figures released by the ABI

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AMF files five charges against man who acted illegally as a claims adjuster

Quebec’s regulator seeking $12,000 in fines from Georges Younes who is accused of acting illegally as a claims adjuster without holding any certifications

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FSCO charges rehab clinic, director and another with auto insurance offences in two separate cases

FSCO charges Ontario Disability Management Inc. and three individuals in two auto insurance fraud offences

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Top 10 stolen vehicles in the United States in 2010

Nationally – and for the first time since 2002 – thieves preferred domestic makes over foreign brands

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Ontario’s Auto Insurance Anti-Fraud Task Force builds on government initiatives

Ontario is cracking down on auto insurance fraud – which will go on to benefit drivers through lower insurance premiums and increased road safety by reducing the number of staged accidents

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Co-operators seeking $7 million in damages from auto insurance frauds

Insurer claims five companies perpetrated insurance fraud against it by engaging in false billing and other fraudulent behaviour

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Competition Bureau takes action to shut down business directory scam

Bureau seeks administrative monetary penalties of $11.55 million, corrective notices and restitution for victims of scam

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Privacy watchdog investigating ICBC’s use of Facial Recognition Technology in Stanley Cup riot

“There is a fine balance to be struck in weighing a citizen’s privacy interests and the use of personal information for law enforcement,” said B.C.’s Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham

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RCMP issue Canada-wide warrant for insurance fraudster

Scam artist disappeared days before his sentencing hearing for defrauding the federal government health insurance plan

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Duped lawyer, not bank, ruled liable for losses in money transfer scam

The case arose in 2005 when lawyer agreed to help transfer money for an apparent businessman in Taiwan – someone he didn’t know

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Organized crime is hijacking Canadian highways: RCMP intelligence report

Organized crime is exploiting the trucking industry to move money, drugs and people

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UK tackles crime with Insurance Fraud Register

Database will allow insurers to share information on known fraudsters

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Stanley Cup riot: Review underway and policing not the only focus

The response of police as Stanley Cup celebrations in Vancouver descended into a destructive riot has driven public debate about what happened, but the two men responsible for an independent review of the riot say it’s not their only focus. The province has appointed John Furlong, former head of the Vancouver Olympic committee, and Doug Keefe, a [...]

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York police charge six in auto insurance fraud

Six charged after police and IBC investigations found evidence of staged accident in Vaughan, Ontario

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ICBC’s facial recognition technology to help police ID rioters

Software will help police identify and prosecute those involved in the June 15 Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver

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Restoration company there for The Bay after Stanley Cup riots

Vancouver turned into a riot zone following Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. FirstOnSite Restoration was there to help The Bay clean up and minimize losses from looters

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Canadian Ponzi scheme victims repaid some of their lost cash

Civil forfeiture returns $190,121 to 37 Ponzi scheme victims

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Disability Management Centre director charged with auto insurance offences

FSCO charges Misha Saltanov with knowingly making false or misleading statements to an auto insurer

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