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Much has been written about the flags of mortgage fraud, with a description of flags often buried in articles not read very carefully.

For taxpayers with unfiled returns, outstanding tax debts, or other non-compliance issues the scam may appear more real.

Form W-8BEN (for individuals) and W-8BEN-E (for business entities) is the "Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding."

Are losses from personal scams like phishing and grandparent scams deductible for tax purposes? The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has clarified that the answer is generally "No".

Use of AI chatbots as an alternative to traditional customer support has dramatically increased over the last few years.

We can formally define fraud as a form of intentional deceit or a breach of confidence, perpetrated to gain profit or dishonest advantage.

When an organization – including a corporation, a company or a partnership – is found guilty of a criminal offence, section 718.21 of the Criminal Code requires a court to take a number of factors into consideration when determining the fine, including:

In a just-released decision, the Ontario Securities Commission found that a number of individuals engaged in insider trading, acted contrary to the public interest, and misled the Commission...

The SEC alleged that VimpelCom repeatedly achieved an unfair advantage in the Uzbek telecommunications market by bribing a government official related to the President of Uzbekistan.

A recent case has explored when a bank will be relieved of its duty to make payment under a letter of credit in a situation ...

On December 28, 2017, Canada's Federal Court of Appeal ("FCA") issued a significant decision relating to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act.

The expected significant impact of COVID-19 on Canada's economy represents a perfect storm for the emergence of fraud and other criminal behavior within Canada's growth industries.

Amendments to the "Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act" that were proposed in Bill S 14 earlier this year were passed into law on June 19, 2013.

After a quiet first decade, Canadian authorities are stepping up enforcement of Canada's Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act.

In Theroux (Re), 2019 ONSEC 20 a hearing panel of the OSC was called upon to decide whether an individual convicted of five counts of fraud over $5,000 contrary to section 380(1)(a) of the Criminal Code ...

Last month, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) released a report on research performed in conjunction with the Behavioral Insights Team (the BIT) into the role that artificial intelligence (AI)...

Dunham was the Chief Operating Officer of a Wireless Franchisor, which operates more than 400 franchise outlets that sell the services of a Major Wireless Provider.