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Sanctions, Corruption, Money Laundering

​A Canadian woman who ran a cross-border Ponzi scheme has been fined $37m by the BC Securities Commission.

The new provision was adopted as part of the Ontario Budget Measures Bill 173, which received royal assent on April 19, 2016.

The Court of Appeal for Ontario has just upheld the conviction and 30-month jail sentence of a tax return preparer who facilitated false charitable donation claims.

Partner Sean Boyle discusses responding to corporate fraud at home and abroad.

Nazim Karigar was sentenced to three years imprisonment today by the Ontario Superior Court for his part in a conspiracy to bribe an Indian government Minister.

Graeme Hamilton wrote an article for the Focus section of the August 26th edition of the Lawyer's Weekly on whether stiff sentences for white collar offences are here to stay. The conclusion: yes they are.

​In a recent press release, IIROC announced that it has been granted powers by the Prince Edward Island Office of Superintendent of Securities to permit it to collect fines it levies...

He discussed the progression of economic crime, the recovery of assets, money laundering and enforcement.

Dan Berger was featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education discussing recent federal investigations into potential fraud within the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, which allows international graduates to work in the United States temporarily.

In Lalani v. Reeves, Justice Belobaba of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice certified a class action brought on behalf of thousands of Toronto-area investors...

On June 10th, Sunira Chaudhri was interviewed on Newstalk 770 "The Morning News with Bruce Kenyon" discussing the impact of the latest senate report will have on the on-going trial of former senator Mike Duffy.

In the fourth of five videos from the Canadian Lawyer InHouse View 2015 series, Roger Fulton talks about growth at the auto parts manufacturer and tackling risk management issues such as product liability and anti-corruption/bribery.

Chris McKibbin and articling student Maria Christodoulou had their article "Kleptocurrency: Crime insurers face new challenges with cryptocurrency" published in the April-May 2019 edition of Claims

March is Fraud Prevention Month. The Competition Bureau has a fraud prevention portal to help you recognize fraud and take action to report and stop it.

In conjunction with Canadian Lawyer InHouse, Blakes is pleased to bring you the second of six videos from the series View 2013.

​In Meridian Credit Union Limited v Baig, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed that silence and half-truths can amount to fraudulent misrepresentation.

​In two recent and related decisions, the Alberta Court has taken the opportunity to warn financial institutions to be more diligent in preventing mortgage fraud.