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Counterfeit drugs scandal: Canadian online pharmaceutical company lays off hundreds

moe — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:53:07 +0000

Cnews.canoe.ca reported that the Winnipeg-based online pharmaceutical company at the centre of multiple counterfeit medication controversies laid off hundreds of employees worldwide Thursday. CanadaDrugs.com, which has been the subject of investigations into the sale of counterfeit cancer medications to U.S. clinics, orchestrated a large downsizing Thursday at its Winnipeg headquarters, as well as at operations in the United Kingdom and Barbados, according to a source familiar with the company’s operations. Read Article

Canada: 75-year old Saskatoon woman loses thousands to diversion theft scam

moe — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:42:57 +0000

As reported by Saskatoonhomepage.ca a couple of people robbed a 75 year old woman around 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Police say she was walking in the 400 block of Taylor Street East when a car pulled up and two people got out. Read Article

Canada: Vancouver man arrested for selling counterfeit airbags on eBay

moe — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:41:00 +0000

According to Kgw.com a Vancouver man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly selling almost 1,000 counterfeit vehicle airbags from his home business. Prosecutors allege between June 2011 and June 2012, 25-year-old Vitaliy Yaremkiv sold at least 964 counterfeit airbags over eBay from his business, Vital Auto Parts and Sales, totaling sales of $137,243, according to U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. Read Article

Ontario, Canada: traffic stop leads to seizure of 3,000 counterfeit cigarettes

moe — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:47:14 +0000

According to Simcoe.com, Southern Georgian Bay OPP officers discovered more than 3,000 contraband cigarettes during a March 14 traffic stop on Highway 400 in Georgian Bay Township. Read Article

Canada: Laval woman loses $42,000 in online dating scam

moe — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:19:48 +0000

According to Cbc.ca, Canadians lost millions of dollars last year through online dating scams, and Quebecers were no exception. Daniel Williams, a supervisor with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, said more than 140 Quebecers have reported online dating fraud since Jan. 1, 2013. Read Article

Canada: millions of counterfeit stamps in circulation

moe — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:10:54 +0000

As reported by Cbc.ca, an internationally recognized stamp expert in Montreal says counterfeit stamps are costing Canada Post as much as $10 million annually. Read Article

Montreal: 2 women arrested with counterfeit cash

moe — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:21:50 +0000

Journaldemontreal.com.fr reported that two Montreal women aged in their mid-twenties were pinned in possession of counterfeit $ 100 bills on Wednesday night in Magog, Estrie. According to police, the two young women arrived in Magog with $ 1,000 to $ 2,000 counterfeit. Read Article

Winnipeg, Canada: 2 suspects arrested for selling counterfeit jewelry

moe — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:07:05 +0000

According to Cbc.ca, Winnipeg police have laid fraud charges against two people from Toronto suspected of traveling across the country selling counterfeit gold jewelry. Read Article

Quebec: local man arrested for possessing nearly $45,000 in counterfeit bills

moe — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:44:08 +0000

On March 7 2013 according to Largenteuil.ca.fr, police in Quebec have arrested a man in Lachute Bingo with $ 45,000 in counterfeit bills Monday night. The forger allegedly attempted to pass a counterfeit bill at the bar located on the street of bingo Bethany. The man turned out to be a resident of Brownsburg-Chatham. Read Article

Ottawa: 44-year-old woman sentenced to 3 years in counterfeit jewellery scam

moe — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:32:23 +0000

As reported by Ottawacitizen.com a woman who sold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of counterfeit Tiffany & Co. jewelry was sentenced to nearly three years in prison Friday. Read Article