B.C. to ask Ottawa for money laundering law changes after case fails to yield charges
Push comes after ‘frustrating’ prosecution service statement no charges will be laid in recent case
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Push comes after ‘frustrating’ prosecution service statement no charges will be laid in recent case
The failure of a massive, multi-year money laundering investigation to yield charges is a "shocking" example of the shortfalls of federal financial crime law, British Columbia Premier David Eby said on Thursday, March 2, 2023.
The failure of a massive, multi-year money laundering investigation to yield charges is a "shocking" example of the ...
Ontario's most significant attempt to improve fraud enforcement in recent years was launching the Serious Fraud Office in 2018. In its investigative series, The Cost of Fraud, CBC Toronto looks at how expanding the office's model might help address the drop-off in fraud cases through the system.
Over the last decade, Ontario has seen fraud reports skyrocket, with just a sliver of cases leading to criminal charges, and nearly half of those dropped each year. And it's not just happening in this province. In the investigative series, The Cost of Fraud, CBC Toronto looked into what's behind these rising reports of fraud.