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A year and a day after being acquitted of masterminding a $2.7-billion (U.S.) fraud at HealthSouth Corp., Richard Scrushy was found guilty of bribery and mail fraud.
The Globe and Mail
June 30
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20060630-scrushy-convicted
… fraud attempts were twice as likely to be successful if the victim was experiencing a stressful life event.
The Globe and Mail
October 6, 2006
Fraud victims tend to stay mum
Angela Barnes
More than
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20061006-fraud-victims
and Mail
January 16, 2002
Dylex trustee fails to prove fraud: law firm
Stikeman responds to scathing reports
Marina Strauss
The trustee of bankrupt Dylex Ltd. has failed to provide sufficient evidence
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20020116-dylex-trustee
and Mail
November 1, 2006
Court assails mortgage-fraud law
Ontario couple freed from bogus financing as judge scolds province, bank and broker
Kirk Makin
An Ontario judge has absolved a Toronto couple
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20061101-court-assails
received national attention for its unique business model.
http://www.bangordailynews.com
December 12, 2009
Rent-A-Husband head charged with securities fraud
The Associated Press
GARDINER, Maine
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20091212-rent-a-husband
: “This was a deliberate scheme, as I have found, to bilk the public.”
The Globe and Mail
November 15, 1993
130 franchise frauds net two-year sentence
Only $7,500 in restitution made
Thomas Charidge
TORONTO
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/19931115-130-franchise
"I'm still fascinated by it,"" said the lead investigator, Detective Sam Cosentino of the Toronto police major crime task force. "This is the best [fraud] I've seen.
The Globe and Mail
March 4
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20050304-fraud-probe
to pay shareholders, to the detriment of its creditors.
The Globe and Mail
February 28, 2002
Evidence points to fraud by Dylex owner: judge
Marina Strauss
Evidence supports the case that the new U.S
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20020228-evidence-points
…“engaged in a pattern of racketeering activities.” And it contends they made false statements by mail and telephone, involving fraud in interstate commerce.
Charlotte Business Journal
April 3, 2009
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/20090403-prstore-faces
”The representation by the franchise industry that buying any franchise is a guarantee of business success is false and irresponsible. It is The Franchise Fraud.” p. 10
Book: franchising
January 1
http://www.wikidfranchise.org/the-franchise-fraud-1
