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Hearing Testimony
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mr. John Sotos, Expert Witness
Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills
1st session, 37th Parliament
FRANCHISE DISCLOSURE ACT, 1999
Consideration
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borrowed $20,000 from Green Acres-owned finance company FBL Finance for the franchise, and a further $5000 for ironing equipment from Lapham-recommended Finance Now.
The franchise guaranteed a minimum
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, Royal Bank of Canada, RBC, Self-confidence destroyed, Fraudster finance expert, Shame - Humiliation emotion, Shunned, Sue the bank, Trust, Canada, 20100215 Earl jones
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. But the experience of it has been priceless. We have interrogated all aspects of the business in detail. We have learn an incredible amount about the contracting, financing and operating a franchised
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. Helena Jaczek, MPP, Second Reading Debates — Bill 102 in front of he Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs.
A franchise is never 'your own' business — Listen to Dianne Buckner
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is changing what he does."
The Toronto Star
December 8, 2009
Canada called ‘haven for fraudsters’
Patchwork of laws, enforcement leaves consumers especially vulnerable to credit and identity crimes
Les
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, 2006
N.S. fraudster gets 28 months
DARTMOUTH, N.S.—A Nova Scotia woman was sentenced yesterday to 28 months in prison for crimes that involved duping her boyfriend's family into believing she
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providing information useful to groups like financial institutions, to assess risk and lead to more competitive financing opportunities.
Several ideas have been explored in relation to the systematic
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. Mainly health care, because older people vote. That's the focus and the rest is irrelevant…
The Globe and Mail
September 12, 2007
Canada lax on fraudsters, Teachers says
Lori McLeod
Canada is failing
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had been dragged under by a faltering business.
The New Zealand Herald
January 17, 2007
$5m ironing franchise fraudster found hiding out on North Shore
Lincoln Tan
Disgraced former Green Acres franchise
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