James O.’s Case, Ottawa
Charges
Fraud of $100,000.00 from Welfare
Result
Conditional Sentence (No Jail)
Case Details
James and his (now former) spouse collected money from welfare ($100k in particular) when they were not entitled to do so.
The spouse went to jail for 7 months.
Mr. Anber worked out a deal by which the client would serve 8 months of house arrest followed by 8 months of a curfew.