This blog summarizes a recently published decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, R. v. TM, 2019 ONSC 2408, which once again demonstrates why fraud victims are, in most cases, well advised to withhold making a criminal case in fraud cases at least until...
May 29, 2018 – Cosimo “Cosmo” Polidoro 1861 Una Road Pickering, Ontario Date of Birth: February 12, 1962 On May 15, 2018, Cosimo “Cosmo” Polidoro was found liable by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto of contempt of court. The sentencing of Mr....
Giving a Rogue Notice of a Criminal Complaint is Not Extortion On November 9, 2017, I co-chaired a panel at a Law Society of Upper Canada Continuing Legal Education Conference on Fraud Recovery Law. The panel members were Justice Todd Archibald, criminal defence...
Fraud and Sex Do Not Amount to Damages for Emotional Distress We are often asked by fraud victims if they can recover by way of a judgment for damages for the emotional distress they experience as a result of the fraud perpetrated on them. Many fraud victims...
On November 9, 2017, the Law Society of Upper Canada is holding a full day seminar on fraud recovery law. This seminar forms part of our firm’s ongoing victim advocacy efforts. This seminar is not restricted to lawyers. Anyone from our fraud recovery networks,...
We have published many blog posts on various fraud recovery issues such as pre-action asset freezing, coordinating civil fraud recovery with criminal prosecutions, and obtaining and enforcing fraud judgments – to name a few. For an index of fraud recovery...