A woman has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the quadruple kidnapping linked to cryptocurrency in late June in Old Montreal. Joanie Lepage, 32, is charged with the first-degree murder of cryptocurrency influencer Kevin Mirshahi, 25, on June 21 in Les Cèdres, a municipality in Quebec’s Montérégie region. Mirshahi was kidnapped early in the
Ontario’s self-described Crypto King will likely remain bankrupt until criminal fraud and money laundering charges are resolved against the 25-year-old. Justice William Black dismissed Aiden Pleterski’s application for a discharge from his nearly two-year-long bankruptcy in a ruling released Thursday. “Mr. Pleterski’s conduct warrants an emphasis on public protection and accountability,” wrote the Ontario Superior
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — Port St. Lucie Police are searching for the suspects behind a sophisticated investment scam. Police say there may be dozens of victims from all over the country, including one elderly man on the Treasure Coast. The man, who wished to remain anonymous, told CBS12 News that this all began
A pregnant woman in Thailand staged her own kidnap with loan sharks she owed money to, so she could use her husband’s savings to pay off her debt. The bizarre turn of events began when a woman, who was living in Samut Prakan province in central Thailand, took 80,000 Thai baht (US$2,200) from her husband’s
A 46-year-old software engineer employed at a multinational corporation fell victim to a scheme orchestrated by four cybercriminals, resulting in a loss of ₹91.6 lakh in a share market scam. According to the police, the victim, a resident of Pimple Saudagar, was enticed by promises of high returns on investment. The incident was reported between