B.C. judge freezes assets of accused ‘mastermind’ behind $140 million stock fraud

By John Schofield (August 15, 2024, 5:10 PM EDT) -- A B.C. Supreme Court judge has sided with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in agreeing to freeze the assets of a Vancouver businessman accused of being the mastermind behind a complex, multimillion-dollar stock fraud....