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Mass marketing fraud is fraud committed through mass-communications media like telephones, the internet, email, television, radio and personal contact. It includes wire fraud, mail fraud and telemarketing fraud intending to defraud the public from their money or other...
Doctors are often criticized for a tendency to overprescribe drugs, especially in the wake of the opioid epidemic. But in instances of “doctor shopping” (double-doctoring or prescription shopping), the charges don’t often fall on the doctors. What Is Double-Doctoring?...
Multi-level marketing has been in the public eye recently, with NXIVM’s trial underway. Due to podcasts preceding the trial and it’s highly public nature, people are asking questions about the MLM giant and where the line is drawn between MLMs, pyramid schemes, and...
Recent arrests in a GTA Taxi fraud scam are making headlines. The fraud has cost hundreds of people in Toronto millions of dollars. We look at the scam and the charges involved. How the Alleged Taxi Fraud Works The alleged scam has allowed taxi drivers to steal...
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Ontario courts take the crime of assault very seriously, but many people misunderstand the term. Often, the word assault is taken to mean that one person did something to hurt another person, but this isn’t exactly the case. In this post we’ll define the term assault according to the Criminal Code...
Many individuals facing criminal charges have questions about alternate methods of making up for the harm caused by their alleged crime instead of a prison sentence. In this post, we’ll examine what is meant by diversion, go through the diversion procedures and discuss who is eligible and what is...
If you are visiting Canada from another country, chances are you are hoping to see some natural beauty and visit some friendly cities. But what happens when your travel plans turn out unexpectedly and you find yourself arrested while travelling? In this post, we’ll look at what to do if you are...