The 2013 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (“INCSR“) published this month by the U.S. Department of State, particularly volume I on the drug trafficking trade, is more favourable of Canada than the last two years, primarily as a result of the enactment in Canada of the Omnibus Crime Bill C-10, know as the Safe Streets and [...]
The cyber crime problem As more consumers use the Internet to complete financial transactions, the threat of various forms of cyber crime is likewise increasing. Those forms include identity theft, bank account hijacks, ATM skimming, POS data thefts, and credit/debit card account theft. Victims of financial cyber crime are often financially wiped out and in [...]
The indictment in the U.S. against eleven people associated with PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker, including Canadians Isai Scheinberg, Nelson Burtnick and Ryan Lang, has been made public.
According to the most recent information available, stored value cards (or prepaid access) are often used for money laundering and terrorist financing activities. Stored value cards can be used like currency except that they have certain characteristics that make them attractive to criminals – they are: accepted worldwide; reusable and re-loadable; essentially anonymous; untraceable; instantly [...]