Former Sherwood Park financial adviser charged with fraud

EDMONTON – Police have arrested a Sherwood Park man following an investigation into claims that he misappropriated more than $400,000 from his clients.

The charges stem from an RCMP commercial crime unit’s investigation into the former Investor Group financial adviser’s dealings with clients between 2001 and 2006.

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Three from Quebec face charges in fraud scheme

Lethbridge Regional Police have charged three Quebec residents with numerous offences in connection with a province-wide crime spree where stolen identities were used to raid the bank accounts of several victims. On Oct. 25, police responded to a suspicious transaction in progress at a bank along Mayor Magrath Drive South. Earlier in the day a woman entered the bank claiming she had lost her bank card and was provided with a temporary replacement.

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Mortgage fraud suspect faces additional charges

A former Lethbridge woman charged in connection with mortgage frauds totalling more than $2.8 million will be back in court next month to face additional but unrelated charges. Adina Harms appeared in Lethbridge provincial court Wednesday on two counts of uttering a forged document and one count of fabricating evidence.

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