Five defendants were tried on over 100 fraud-related counts involving a sophisticated "bust out" credit card fraud scheme spanning approximately a decade.
The Crown alleged that Kuhen Neshan and Ramanan Kenegarajah were the leaders of a criminal organization that defrauded financial institutions of hundreds of thousands of dollars through fraudulent credit card applications, identity theft, and money laundering.
The scheme involved creating false identities, using post office boxes to evade detection, and purchasing real estate to launder proceeds.
The trial lasted 28 days over 18 months, with the Crown calling 47 witnesses and tendering 134 exhibits.
The defendants elected not to call evidence and raised various Charter challenges and legal arguments regarding jurisdiction, conspiracy, and the single transaction rule.
