The main player in an alleged Ponzi scheme involving $14 million of local investor’s money has been found in contempt of court for twice failing to surrender his passport, and an arrest warrant was issued.
Ryan Rumble, a director of
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Court extends rare order to freeze up to $20M in crypto, cash donations to ‘Freedom Convoy
An Ontario Superior Court judge has extended a rare injunction that has frozen millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies and other financial donations to the so-called Freedom Convoy.
The Mareva injunction was issued on Feb. 17 by Justice Calum MacLeod. Law firm Lenczner Slaght brought
Luxury cars seized from 23-year-old ‘Crypto King’ as investors try to recoup millions
Two McLarens, two BMWs and a Lamborghini make up just a few of the $2 million worth of assets seized from a 23-year-old from Whitby, Ont., as his investors try to recoup millions of dollars they handed over to the
‘Crypto King’ associate wipes iPhone, hands over $1M in bank drafts payable to Aiden Pleterski
An associate of Whitby, Ont., self-described “Crypto King,” Aiden Pleterski, handed over more than $1 million in bank drafts payable to Pleterski last month in response to a civil search warrant.
Colin Murphy, 26, is one of five so-called “originators,” who raised
The W5 “Crypto Bros” Story on the Bankruptcy of “Crypto King” Aiden Pleterski Explained
On Saturday February 3, 2024, CTV’s W5 aired an episode entitled “The Crypto Bros”. The program informed Canadians about the Forex (foreign exchange) and cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme perpetrated by the self-proclaimed “Crypto King” Aiden Pleterski. The program also focused on
Crown decided prosecuting a fraud charge for $600K phishing scheme wasn’t in public interest
Crown lawyers withdrew a fraud charge against a Toronto man who had been found liable for fraud in civil court for misappropriating more than $600,000 in an email phishing scheme because they determined the prosecution wasn’t in the public interest, CBC Toronto
A Novel Norwich (Tracing) Order in the Context of a Bank Account Phishing Fraud
The focus of our firm’s investigation and law practice is fraud recovery. We only act for victims of fraud. In this context, we frequently file applications for “tracing” orders – referred to “Norwich” orders in the civil law context, and
Responding to a Mareva: The Recovery of Donor Funds in the Canadian Freedom Convoy Litigation
This paper is for our presentation at the Association of Certified Forensic Investigators of Canada on October 5, 2022. A corresponding power-point will be used at the presentation.
The statements made in this paper are word-for-word as stated in our
What Fraud Victims Should Know about… Striking a Rogue’s Defence in the Context of Mareva Injunctions
Many victims of fraud want their day in Court but often, due to the misconduct of the rogues they are suing, it is difficult to obtain. Instead, due to the inefficiencies of the Canadian justice system, victims can get bogged
What Fraud Victims Should Know about Debts Not Discharged by Bankruptcy – False Pretences, Misappropriation of Trade Secrets and Breach of Confidence
The case of Shaver-Kudell Manufacturing Inc. v. Knight Manufacturing Inc., 2021 ONCA 925, released December 29, 2021, addressed the issue of whether a judgment for misappropriated trade secrets and…
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