Cameron Watson

Accused charged with trading in securities without registration, issuing securities without filing prospectus, and representing that securities would be listed on exchange with intention of effecting trade.

Accused developed website for company (Asia Global/Asia Power) which stated company would be listed on exchange in future.

Website made clear company was not currently listed and no shares available for purchase.

Unregistered sales representatives defrauded private investors by selling non-existent shares.

Evidence did not establish connection between accused and sales representatives or investors, or that website was created to induce share purchases.

Creation of website not constituting act in furtherance of trade.

Accused not trading in or issuing security and not making representation with intention of effecting trade.

All charges dismissed.

The accused pleaded guilty to two counts of violating section 122(1)(c) of the Ontario Securities Act.

The first violation involved entering into a joint venture agreement that qualified as an investment contract and security without being registered to trade in securities.

The second violation involved breaching a Cease Trade Order by entering into promissory note agreements while prohibited from trading in securities.

The accused, a former police officer, had promoted U.S. real estate properties to Canadian investors, making representations about turn-key investments and property management.

Many properties were in poor condition and promises were not fulfilled.

The court imposed fines, probation, community service, and restitution orders rather than a custodial sentence, finding the conduct closer to carelessness than deliberate fraud.

The accused pleaded guilty to engaging in securities trading without being registered in violation of the Ontario Securities Act.

She was a hospital file clerk who provided names of new mothers to an investment company representative in exchange for payment, facilitating high-pressure sales tactics targeting vulnerable new parents.

The court imposed a $36,000 fine (plus 25% surcharge totalling $45,000), two years probation, and 300 hours community service, rejecting both the Crown's request for 90 days jail and the defence's request for a $20,000 fine.

The sentence balanced general deterrence principles with the accused's mitigating factors including remorse, guilty plea, no prior record, and rehabilitative efforts.

The defendant pleaded guilty to three offences under section 122 of the Securities Act for trading in securities without registration and in violation of two cease trading orders from the Ontario Securities Commission.

The defendant operated Strategic Gifting Group, which solicited donations for charities, remitted 10% to the charities, and distributed shares in Dixon Perot & Champion Inc. to donors, representing inflated valuations.

The defendant had previously been sentenced to 21 months and 3 years for related securities violations.

The court imposed a sentence of 6 months consecutive to existing sentences, along with probation and restitution obligations, applying the totality principle to avoid a crushing cumulative sentence while maintaining deterrence and denunciation.