York Regional Police said 42-year-old Derek Scheinman ran a company called New Horizons Mortgage Investment Corporation.
In 2017, police launched an investigation after a woman came forward alleging she had fallen victim to a mortgage fraud investment scam. Throughout the investigation, police said they found 33 victims, who Scheinman had allegedly defrauded of a total of $20 million. Police arrested Scheinman in Barrie, Ont. on July 31. On Friday, investigators announced he had been charged with defrauding the public, fraud over $5,000, possession of the proceeds of crime, laundering the proceeds of crime, and falsification of documents.Police say that the investigation is ongoing, and urge anyone else who may have been a victim to contact them.
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