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  Vancouver, British Columbia, November 13, 2014... The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that Lenora Anne Chin of Vancouver, British Columbia, was sentenced on November 12, 2014, in Vancouver Provincial Court. Chin pled guilty to 16 counts of theft under $5,000, eight counts of theft over $5,000, and one count of fraud against the Government of Canada, all under the Criminal Code . Chin was ordered to serve an 18-month conditional sentence, which includes four months of house arrest. Prior to sentencing, Chin had made full restitution of all amounts stolen. A CRA investigation determined that Chin committed theft totaling $242,872, against 24 local businesses and individuals from August 2004 to March 2012. During this period, Chin was employed by Randall A. Dang, Ltd., an accounting company operated by her husband, Randall Dang. Chin counselled clients to write cheques for an inflated amount of tax owing, when in fact, amounts owed were less than what was advised. T...

  Brampton, Ontario, November 25, 2014 ... The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that on November 24, 2014, Harinarain Mathur, of Brampton, Ontario, was sentenced in the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton, Ontario, to a jail term of 12 months. On January 10, 2014, Mathur pleaded guilty in the same court to one count of fraud over $5,000 under the Criminal Code of Canada. A CRA investigation revealed that Mathur, a licensed real estate and mortgage agent who operated HR Accounting and Tax Services, prepared false T4 slips and filed 292 fraudulent personal income tax returns for the 2010 and 2011 taxation years. Mathur used social insurance numbers and other personal information obtained through the preparation of numerous mortgage applications to file the fraudulent returns. Mathur filed fraudulent income tax returns with the false T4 slips and fictitious rent receipts. As a result, Mathur was claiming refunds of approximately $1,000 for each of the returns he filed o...

Fines of $88,200 and a conditional jail sentence for failing to file tax returns Toronto, Ontario, December 2, 2014… The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that for the period between March 2014 and November 2014, 13 Ontario residents were sentenced for failing to file corporate, personal and/or GST/HST returns. The courts levied a total of $88,200 in fines, 150 days of conditional sentencing and ordered that all returns be filed. This includes 90 days of house arrest for Sandy Vogan, a repeat offender. In particular, the following individuals pleaded guilty and were sentenced for failing to file tax returns: Name of taxpayer Total Fine Keith Blackwell of Etobicoke $10,000 Donald Bodkin of Toronto $14,400 Carlos Canejo of Mississauga $10,000 David Carroll of Spencerville $4,000 Patrick Clifford of Etobicoke $1,000 Eric Guevara of Etobicoke $6,000 Sandy Vogan of Shedden $5,000 Deborah Laporte of Mississauga $3,300 Peter McCallion of Mississauga $15,000 Richard Me...

  Hamilton, Ontario, December 12, 2014 ... The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced today that on December 11, 2014, Gerald Attard, of Hamilton, was sentenced in the Ontario Court of Justice in Hamilton, Ontario, to a fine of $130,895. On April 24, 2013, Attard pleaded guilty to one count of personal income tax evasion. The fine represents 100% of the total federal income tax evaded. The fine must be paid within nine months. A CRA investigation revealed that Attard, as director of 1215569 Ontario Inc., deducted personal expenses as business expenses.  The corporation, 1215569 Ontario Inc., operates as Geraldo’s and provides services for wedding, social and corporate events in a pavilion at a well-known Burlington park.  Attard expensed a down payment and mortgage payments for a Florida condominium, the purchase and maintenance of thoroughbred horses and various other household expenses. By doing so, Attard failed to report income of $466,855 from the corporation for t...