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词条 Julius Melnitzer
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  1. Crime and punishment

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Julius Melnitzer is a freelance legal writer and former lawyer. In 1992, he pleaded guilty to 42 counts of fraud in relation to defrauding five Canadian banks out of $67 million. He was sentenced to 9 years in jail.[1] He was a founding partner of "Cohen,Highley" in London, Ontario.

It was the largest personal loan fraud in Canadian history.[2]

Crime and punishment

Melnitzer was a successful and high-profile lawyer in London, Ontario,[3] when he began a scheme to print fake stock certificates to be used as collateral to get loans from major Canadian banks. He was caught when an officer at National Bank of Canada became suspicious and asked for an inspection of the certificates. Melnitzer was arrested three days later. He was later disbarred, and at his sentencing the judge read a "scathing" indictment on his actions.[4] Melnitzer was given day parole two years later, and then full parole in 1995.[1]

Melnitzer's partner at the time of the fraud, Fletcher Dawson, and he was duped for about $100,000.[5] Future London MPP Chris Bentley was an articling student at Melnitzer's firm.[5]

References

1. ^{{cite news|last=Livesey |first=Bruce |title=When temptation bites |url=http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/When-temptation-bites.html |accessdate=3 April 2012 |newspaper=Canadian Lawyer |date=March 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426215037/http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/When-temptation-bites.html |archivedate=26 April 2012 |df= }}
2. ^{{cite web|title=A Typology of Profit-Driven Crimes |url=http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/rs/rep-rap/2002/rr02_3/p3.html |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120905031227/http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/rs/rep-rap/2002/rr02_3/p3.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=5 September 2012 |work=Research and Statistics |accessdate=3 April 2012 |date=5 December 2011 |author=Department of Justice }}
3. ^{{cite news|last1=Tyler|first1=Tracey|title=Chris Bentley's role reversal|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2007/12/28/chris_bentleys_role_reversal.html|accessdate=26 March 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=28 December 2007}}
4. ^{{cite news|last=Borcea|first=Dana|title=William Maloney, 75: Judge heard many tough cases|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/obituary/htom/article/107877--william-maloney-75-judge-heard-many-tough-cases|accessdate=3 April 2012|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=5 November 2005}}
5. ^{{cite news|last1=Tyler|first1=Tracey|title=Chris Bentley's role |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2007/12/28/chris_bentleys_role_reversal.html|accessdate=26 March 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=28 December 2007}}
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