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| ==Government Services Fraud==
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Isaac|25v7h|2009 SKPC 111 (CanLII)}}{{perSKPC|Green J}} |{{SK}}|PC| {{CSOM|16}} |$5,720 | welfare fraud{{FindSummaries|25v7h}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Collins|fkdrs|2011 ONCA 182 (CanLII)| 2011 OJ No 978}}{{perONCA|Rosenberg JA}} | {{ON}} |CA |{{JailM|10}} | $96,298.51 |social assistance fraud, where offender was party--67 cheques were obtained--2 years probation ; very large welfare fraud ;sophisticated ; aboriginal offender; on bail for a long time prior to sentencing; was separated from her disabled daughter--one co-accused received 26 months {{FindSummaries|fkdrs}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Keuris|1wn8b|2008 BCSC 480 (CanLII)}}{{perBCSC|Barrow J}} |{{BC}}|SC | {{CSOM|6}} | $25k | welfare fraud {{FindSummaries|1wn8b}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Lougheed|1g4qg|2003 BCCA 681 (CanLII)}}{{perBCCA|Southin J}} |{{BC}}|CA| 45 days | $6,000| Offender had one prior unrelated conviction for which she got 45 days.{{FindSummaries|1g4qg}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIRP-S|Rizzetto|5g3c|2002 NSCA 142 (CanLII)| (2002), 210 NSR (2d) 67 (CA)}}{{perNSCA|Saunders JA}}| {{NS}} |CA | {{MaxCSO}} | $137k | social service fraud over 20 years, did not declare correct income--convicted by jury--restitution of $71k.{{FindSummaries|5g3c}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Yates|5gjf|2002 BCCA 583 (CanLII)}}{{perBCCA|Prowse JA}} |{{BC}}|CA| Suspended | $13,124 |{{FindSummaries|5gjf}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|D'Amour|1cskn|2002 CanLII 45015 (ON CA)}}{{perONCA-H|Doherty JA}} |{{ON}}|CA| 90 days + P| $14,636 | Defraud over 2 years. {{FindSummaries|1cskn}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Medeiros|1cq80|2002 CanLII 45037 (ON CA)}}{{TheCourtONCA}} | {{ON}} |CA| 9 month CSO| |{{FindSummaries|1cq80}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Oliynyk|4t50|2002 SKCA 37 (CanLII)}}{{perSKCA|Lane JA}} |{{SK}}|CA| 10 months + Pr |$157,000 | husband and wife defrauded welfare over 12 years by not reporting wife's income. Described as one of the largest social assistance frauds. Overturned {{CSOM|6}} and 12 months. Judge gave credit time already spent on CSO{{FindSummaries|4t50}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Francis|1txkf|2000 CanLII 22052 (ON CA)}}{{TheCourtONCA}} |{{ON}}|CA| 2 year less a day CSO| |Welfare fraud over several years. {{FindSummaries|1txkf}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Hunt|1l86x|2000 SKQB 89 (CanLII)}}{{perSKQB|Goldenberg J}} |{{SK}}|SC| {{CSOM|6}}| |{{FindSummaries|1l86x}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Anderson-Davis|53wz|2000 BCSC 42 (CanLII)}}{{perBCSC|Boyle J}} |{{BC}}|SC| {{CSOM|18}}| $136,000|Offender did not reveal large loan. Offender had no prior record. Family and community supports.{{FindSummaries|53wz}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Lawani|1f9j4|1999 CanLII 3153 (ON CA)}}{{TheCourtONCA}} |{{ON}}|CA| suspended| $21,000| Offender plead guilty to 6 counts of fraud under $5,000. {{FindSummaries|1f9j4}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Cameron|5pgz|1999 ABQB 160 (CanLII)}}{{perABQB|Lee J}} |{{AB}}|SC| 30 days + P |$17,000 | Offender received welfare and did not disclose income, had also filed false medical reports. Occurred over 5 years. Offender was 61 years old and plead guilty. The judge rejected joint recommendation of {{CSOM|18}}.{{FindSummaries|5pgz}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIRP-S|McIsaac|1f71x|1998 CanLII 4654 (BC SC)| [1998] BCJ No 1946}}{{perBCSC|Quijano J}} |{{BC}}|SC | discharge | $44,546 | both husband and wife on US disability for serious injuries. Received social assistance at same time.{{FindSummaries|1f71x}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Marcelino|1dxzw|1998 CanLII 5530 (BCCA)}}{{perBCCA|Southin JA}} |{{BC}}|CA| 3 month CSO | $9,000|
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| Offender received welfare and failed to disclose employment income.{{FindSummaries|1dxzw}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Russell|6hhd|1997 CanLII 977 (ON CA)}}{{TheCourtONCA}} | {{ON}} |CA| {{JailM|9}} | over $28,000 | Offender received welfare for over 20 months. He was 26 years old with a prior record for property offences.{{FindSummaries|6hhd}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Wolfchild|2dd8p|1996 ABCA 78 (CanLII)}}{{perABCA|Hetherington JA}} |{{AB}}|CA|60 days | $3902 |{{FindSummaries|2dd8p}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Carlson|1mb3n|1996 CanLII 4936 (SK CA)}}{{perSKCA|Wakeling JA}} |{{SK}}|CA |suspended| $17,000| Offender failed to report income to social assistance over several years. Offender was 62 years old and in poor health. But for health issues, jail would have been ordered.{{FindSummaries|1mb3n}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Reid|1mqd9|1995 CanLII 4319 (NSCA)}}{{perNSCA|Matthews JA}} | {{NS}} |CA| 50 days | $5,545 | Offender did not disclose he was receiving benefits from insurer from MV accident. Offender appealed sentence of 9 months which court found to be "clearly excessive". Offender was 41 years old with no prior record.{{FindSummaries|1mqd9}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIRC-S|R c Gentilletti|1nm70|1995 CanLII 5087 (QC CA)}}{{TheCourtQCCA}} |{{QC}}|CA| {{JailM|10}} | | Offender cashed 7 social assistance cheques.{{FindSummaries|1nm70}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Knowles|1dcxl|1994 CanLII 1912 (BCCA)}}{{perBCCA|Taylor JA}} |{{BC}}|CA| Fine |$ 4,200 |Offender received welfare. He did not disclose assets. {{FindSummaries|1dcxl}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Tanasichuk|1mkkl|1994 CanLII 3915 (NB QB}}{{perNBQB|Riordon J}} |{{NB}}|SC| {{JailM|6}} | $37,000 | Offender obtained social assistance over 9 months. He did not disclose that he was living with his partner. He was 26 years old. Had a prior record and was serving 3 year sentence on unrelated offence.{{FindSummaries|1mkkl}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Friesen|1dc8w|1994 CanLII 2011 (BCCA)}}{{perBCCA|Taylor JA}} |{{BC}}|CA| {{JailM|9}} | over $12,000 | Offender collected welfare over 5 years. Did not disclose her other income. She had a prior related record and had a history of dishonesty.{{FindSummaries|1dc8w}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-SN|Wilton| (1991), 93 Sask R 184}} |{{SK}}| CA| {{JailM|5}} | | Offender filed false documents to permit employee to receive unemployment insurance benefits. No prior record. {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Kiesman|g95qr|1991 CanLII 11998 (MB CA)}}{{perMBCA|Huband JA}} |{{MB}}|CA| | | "the Manitoba Court of Appeal considered a sentence appeal in a social services fraud case involving $35,000.00. There was a joint submission for a three-month jail sentence, served intermittently. The Trial Judge imposed a sentence of one year in incarceration. On appeal, the Court of Appeal substituted a sentence of three months in jail." {{FindSummaries|g95qr}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Roche|fsxnf|1990 CanLII 6483 (NL CA}}{{perNLCA|Goodridge CJ}} |{{NL}}|CA| 1 month + fine | over $10,000 | Offender received UIC payments over three weeks. A total of 13 people were involved in similar schemes.{{FindSummaries|fsxnf}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Pelley|fsxrl|1990 CanLII 6495 (NL CA)}}{{perNLCA|O'Neill JA}} |{{NL}}|CA| 6 months| $100,000 | UIC benefits. Offender was mastermind. Appeal from sentence of 1 day + fine.{{FindSummaries|fsxrl}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Francis|fsxp0|1990 CanLII 6485 (NL CA}}{{perNLCA|Mahoney JA}} |{{NL}}|CA| 30 days + P | |
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| The offender was chief of a native council. Offender issued a false record of employment. The offender did not benefit personally, however, he was in a position of trust.{{FindSummaries|fsxp0}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Bingham|2djvd|1986 ABCA 45 (CanLII)}}{{perABCA|Forsyth JA}} |{{AB}}|CA| {{JailM|4}} | $4,000 |Offender defrauded student loan program. Used money to support children.{{FindSummaries|2djvd}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-SN|Paiero| (1986), 71 N.S.R.(2d) 268}} |{{NS}}|CA| Suspended | | Appeal from suspended sentence with 30 months probation. No restitution order. {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Cahill|2dk10|1986 ABCA 7 (CanLII)}}{{perABCA|McClung JA}} |{{AB}}|CA| {{JailY|3}} |$63,000 |
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| The offender committed welfare fraud over 3 years. The offender was 40 years old. Plead guilty. Sophisticated scheme.{{FindSummaries|2dk10}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-SN|McMahon| [1983] BCJ No 769 (CA)}}|{{BC}}|CA| {{JailM|7}} | $395 | applied for social assistance on fake identity. The offender was aged 24. Was trying to support a partner. {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-SN|Kemp| [1981] BCJ No 446 (CA)}}|{{BC}}|CA| 90 days | $2,600 | offender collected welfare after getting a job. The offender was supporting 10-year-old daughter. 180 hours community service {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-SN|Kranjc| [1980] OJ No 775 (CA)}} | {{ON}} |CA| {{JailM|5}} | $7,344 | fraudulently collected benefits for an eye injury already collected upon {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-SN|Kirkwood| [1978] BCJ No 612 (CA)}} |{{BC}}|CA| {{JailM|9}} | $7,300 | defraud welfare over 3 months--offender was 33 years old with no record {{keywords|}} }}
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| ==Tax Fraud==
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Tennina|fzs6b|2013 ONSC 4694 (CanLII)}}{{perONSC|Gilmore J}} | {{ON}} |SC| {{JailY|10}} |$17 million | elaborate tax evasion scheme{{FindSummaries|fzs6b}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Kutum|fxc4f|2013 ONCJ 241 (CanLII)}}{{perONCJ|Schwarzl J}} | {{ON}} |PC| {{JailY|2}} | $1 million |tax evasion{{FindSummaries|fxc4f}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Stevenson|507v|2002 ABCA 41 (CanLII)}}{{TheCourtABCA}} |{{AB}}|CA| {{JailY|3}} | $1,307,800 |{{FindSummaries|507v}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| ==Bankruptcy Fraud==
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-S|Yaremkevich|5gfc|2002 ABPC 174 (CanLII)}}{{perABPC|Allen J}} |{{AB}}| PC| | $1,000 fine | Charged under BIA. Summary election. {{FindSummaries|5gfc}} {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-SN|Levac‑Barton| [2001] OJ No 5200 (Ont. Sup. Crt.)}}|{{ON}}|SC| |$2,000 fine | {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-SN|Baines| [1989] BCJ No 372 (BCCA)}}|{{BC}}|CA| |90 days | {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-SN|Sonntag| (1989) 8 WCB (2d) 32 (Ont. Dist. Ct.)}}|{{ON}}| SC| |Suspended Sentence | {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-SN|Laschuk| [1988] BCJ No 99. (BCCA)}}|{{BC}}|CA| |90 days | {{keywords|}} }}
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| {{SCaseFraud|{{CanLIIR-SN|Langille| [1986] 60 C.B.R. (NS) 55 (NSCA)}}| {{NS}} |CA| |{{JailM|4}} | {{keywords|}} }}
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