Law Suit Against Canadian Telemarketers
The following pages outline a Canadian law suit against a telemarketing operation from Quebec which used various but common techniques to defraud its predominantly elderly victims from other provinces.
Examples include the 1 of 5 Prizes,Advance Fee Sweeps, Reloading and Recovery Scams.
It reads like a mystery novel once you start seeing how the law firm untangles the multitude of intertwined players and corporate entities.
Sadly, the case was apparently lost by default due to a late filing of the amended claim after a motions judge ordered a revamp.
VERSION 26 Court File No.
ONTARIO COURT (GENERAL DIVISION)
BETWEEN:
ELSA HORVATH, JOAN CAPUTI, FREDERICK RAINE, NELLIE POLLARD, JOSEPH BALAZOVIC, NORMA BLUNDELL, KATHLEEN SOMERVILLE, GORDON TAYLOR, MARY GIBBONS, MICHAL RABKO, RUTH IRVING, LORNE BESTWARD, GIOVANNA IMBESI, ELAINE WILCOX, RICHARD CONNELLY, RAJESH KALRA, ED DENMAN, JUSTINA REGUSH, NICOLA TERLIZZI, GUNDRUN DUNLOP, ILENE DEARING, PAULETTE FOURNIER, HUGH McCREADIE, CONSTANCE (CONNIE) GOLDNEY, HILTRUD REINEKE, ESTATE OF FLORENCE WRAY, JOHN STIRLING, HAZEL LINDNER, MARION JOAN POLSON, HARRY AND JEAN MISKEW,
Plaintiffs
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MYRON SHRYBMAN, M. BAZID, SUSAN COHEN-FREEDMAN, JOSEPH WARASH, GEORGE WARASH, MORRIS WEINSTEIN, PETER TRODJMAN, RONALD SHEAR a.k.a. RONNIE SHEAR, STEVEN SHEAR, HELENE FISHMAN, BERNIE KARACHINSKY a.k.a. BERNIE KAY a.k.a. BERNARD KARACHINSKY, MICHAEL JOHNSON, CARRIE SIMON a.k.a. CARRIE FINKELSTEIN a.k.a. CARRI SIMON, CHRISTINE SHAW, LENN GOMES, MARC ANDRE BLOUIN, 9045-7698 QUEBEC INC. c.o.b. COLUMBIA GROUP, CANADIAN HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION, 2547-8918 QUEBEC INC., LEONARDO AMARI a.k.a. LEONARD AMARI, LUIGI AMARI, STEFANIA AMARI, 9053-9305 QUEBEC INC. c.o.b. I.S.P. INC a.k.a. ISP a.k.a. I.S.P., 9051-1254 QUEBEC INC. c.o.b. SHOPPERS IMPORT GROUP, STEVEN SHELTON, SEWERYN KRYK, MARC GREGWELL, DAVID ROST, AARON MIZRAHI, HERWIG RADLGRUBER a.k.a. HERWIG RADLEGRUBER, TED GROSSBAUM, 9049-9526 QUEBEC INC. c.o.b. THE CONSUMER GROUP, RICHARD NARIK, ANDRES TOUSIGNANT, THOMAS ALTENBURG a.k.a. TOM ALTENBURG, KIMBERLY DUPIGNY, SHELDON CAPLAN, DINO DEL GROSSO, ASCENZA MANCINI, MARIO DEL GROSSO, IAN HERMAN, MARK ANTHONY BABIERRI, HELEN SARTY, YVETTE ARSENAULT, EYAL ARTZY, PAMELA ANNE GORDON, LISA GOLDENBERG KARP a.k.a. LISA GOLDENBERG a.k.a. LISA KARP, DAWN PAMELA BLAKE, CATHY MOORE, VICTOR DANCHAK, CATHY WILSON, BERNARD FISHMAN, SANDRA STOBER a.k.a. SANDRA STOBER FISHMAN, MICHAEL JERRY GRANOFSKY a.k.a. M.J. GRANOFSKI a.k.a. MICHAEL GRANOVSKY, R. DERY, NATHALIE DUDRAGNE, DANIELE SMITH, JACQUES DAGENAIS, PIERRE SAVIGNY, LUC PHILIPPE McCUISTON, ELIAS BAKOMICHALIS, 9049-4824 QUEBEC INC. c.o.b. TRIPLE CROWN INDUSTRIES/LES INDUSTRIES TRIPLE CROWN, 9049-4545 QUEBEC INC. c.o.b. EAST COAST TRADING/COMMERCE COTE EST, DAWN CARPENTER, GABOR KOVACS,
Defendants
STATEMENT OF CLAIM
TO THE DEFENDANTS
A LEGAL PROCEEDING HAS BEEN COMMENCED AGAINST YOU by the Plaintiffs. The claim made against you is set out in the following pages. IF YOU WISH TO DEFEND THIS PROCEEDING, you or an Ontario lawyer acting for you must prepare a Statement of Defence in Form 18A prescribed by the Rules of Civil Procedure, serve it on the Plaintiffs’ lawyer, or where the Plaintiffs do not have a lawyer, serve it on the Plaintiffs, and file it, with proof of service, in this Court office, WITHIN TWENTY DAYS after this Statement of Claim is served on you, if you are served in Ontario.
If you are served in another province or territory of Canada or in the United States of America, the period for serving and filing your Statement of Defence is forty days. If you are served outside Canada and the United States of America, the period is sixty days. Instead of serving and filing a Statement of Defence, you may serve and file a Notice of Intent to Defend in Form 18B prescribed by the Rules of Civil Procedures. This will entitle you to ten more days within which to serve and file your Statement of Defence.
IF YOU FAIL TO DEFEND THIS PROCEEDING, JUDGMENT MAY BE GIVEN AGAINST YOU IN YOUR ABSENCE AND WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE TO YOU. If you wish to defend this proceeding but are unable to pay legal fees, legal aid may be available to you by contacting a local Legal Aid office.
Date: March , 1999
Address of Court Office:
393 University Avenue, 10th floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1E6
TO:
| Myron Shrybman 1600 Merivale Road Nepean, Ontario K2G 5J8 |
AND AT 55 Metcalfe, Ste. 750 Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6L5 |
AND AT 6588 Kildare Road Cote St-Luc, QC H4W 1B5 |
M. Bazid 7058 Stoneywood Way Mississauga, Ontario |
| Susan Cohen-Freedman 650 Carlton Avenue Westmount, QC |
Joseph Warash 3040 Levesque Blvd W. Chomedy, QC H7V 1C3 |
George Warash c/o Joseph Warash 712-3040 Levesque Blvd W, Chomedy, QC, H7V IC3 |
Peter Trodjman {At large, address unknown} |
| Morris Weinstein 6505 Cote St Luc Montreal, QC |
AND AT 4875 Durrein, Ste 511 Montreal, QC |
Ronald Shear AKA Ronnie Shear 205 Montpelier Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, QC H9G 3A3 |
Steven Shear 205 Montpelier Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, QC H9G 3A3 |
| Helene Fishman 205 Montpelier Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, QC H9G 3A3 |
Bernie Karachinsky
AKA Bernard Karachinsky AKA Bernie Kay 75 Chatillion Drive Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, QC H9B 1R4 |
AND AT c/o Action Enterprises 3285 Cavendish Boulevard, Suite 481 Montreal, QC, H4P 2L9 |
Michael Johnson c/o Action Enterprises 3285 Cavendish Boulevard, Suite 481 Montreal, QC, H4P 2L9 |
| Carrie Simon
AKA Carrie Finkelstein AKA Carri Simon 175 Poplar Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, QC H9A 2A5. |
Christine Shaw 175 Poplar Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, QC H9A 2A5. |
AND AT East Coast Trading/ Commerce Cote Est 4150 Sherbrooke West, third floor Montreal, QC H3Z 1C2 |
Lenn Gomes c/o Leonard Basil Gomes 7414 A. Blvd Provencher Montreal, QC H1S 2V8 |
| Marc Andre Blouin 2300 Mullins St. Pt. St. Charles, QC H3K 1P1 AND AT 207 8th Ave Ille Perot, QC |
AND AT c/o Millenium One/Second Glance {Detox Ctr.} Co-Op 394 Chemin Des 14 Iles St-Hippolyte, QC JOR 1P0 |
9045-7698 Quebec
Inc cob Columbia Group, Canadian Household Distribution, Columbia 615 Rene Levesque Blvd West, Suite 620 Montreal, QC |
AND AT 77 Rue Maisonnueve (c/o Herwig Radlgruber) Montreal, QC H3A-1L8 |
| 2547-8918 Quebec Inc. c/o CP St. Mathieu 2570 Jean Talon East Montreal, Quebec H2A-1T9 |
Leonardo Amari
AKA Leonard Amari 22 Rue Surrey Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, QC H9B-1G3 |
Luigi and Stefania Amari 22 Rue Surrey Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, QC H9B 1G3 |
9053-9305 Quebec Inc. cob I.S.P. Inc. 9053-9305 Quebec Inc. cob I.S.P. Inc. AKA "I S P" |
| 9051-1254 Quebec Inc. cob "Shoppers Import Group" 1434 St. Catherines West, Suite 420 Montreal, QC H3G 1R4 |
Steven Shelton 140 Garden Crescent, Apt. 16 Dorval, QC H9S 3G5 |
Seweryn Kryk 182 Rue Dupras Lasalle, QC H8R 2S3 |
Marc Gregwell {At large, address unknown} |
| David Rost {At large, address unknown} |
Aaron Mizrahi 197 Carre Andre Ouellet Boisbriand, QC J7E 4H4 |
Herwig Radlgruber
AKA Herwig Radlegruber President/Administrator of 9049-9526, 9031-6159, 9045-7698 Quebec Inc. Montreal, QC |
ALSO AS/AT President / Delta International President of Montreal Interactive Communications 577 Rue Maissoneuve Laval, QC H7X1N6 |
| Ted Grossbaum 3615 Decarie Blvd #200 Montreal, QC H4A 3J5 |
9049-9526 Quebec Inc. c.o.b. The Consumer Group 5250 Decarie, #410 Montreal, QC H3X 2H9 |
Richard Narik 924 Dillncon, Laval, QC H2T 1A8 |
Andres Tousignant 3756 Henri Bourassa Montreal North, QC H1H 1K2 |
| Thomas Altenburg AKA Tom Altenburg c/o Delta International 8600 Decarie Suite 102 Montreal, QC, H4P 2N2 |
AND AT 4998 Maisonneuve, Apt 920 Montreal, QC H3Z 1N2 |
Kimberly Dupigny 2125 St. Marc #605 Montreal, QC H3H 2G8 |
Sheldon Caplan Re: Lighthouse Direct International Re: Canadian Business Supplies 264 Autumn Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, QC GOX 2R0 |
| Dino Del Grosso c/o Ascenza Mancini 126 Ivan Stockwell, Pt. Claire QC |
ALSO AT c/o Antonio Del Grosso 33 Rue Cadillac Kirkland, QC H9H 4E5 |
Ascenza Mancini 126 Ivan Stockwell Pt. Claire, QC |
Mario Del Grosso {At large, address unknown} AND AT c/o P. Del Grosso 12114 Charles Dionne Montreal, QC |
| Ian Herman 4645 Bourret Avenue Montreal, QC H3W 1K9 |
Marc Anthony Babierri {At large, address unknown} |
Helene Sarty RR 6 Stn. Main Bridgewater, NS B4V 2W5 |
Yvette Arsenault (Director, 9044-1033 Que. Inc. cob Cap Can Trading) 1051 Rue Notre Dame St.Alphonese-Rodriguez, QC JOK 1WO |
| Eyal Artzy c/o D. Artzy Insurance 3300 Cavendish Blvd. Montreal, QC H4B 2M8 |
Pamela Anne Gordon 2125 St. Marc #1416 Montreal, QC H3H 2P1 |
Lisa Goldenberg Karp AKA Lisa Goldenberg AKA Lisa Karp 5740 Rembrandt #104 Cote St. Luc, QC H4W 2Z2 |
Dawn Pamela Blake 1767 Egan Montreal, QC H4E 2J6 |
| Cathy Moore 628 – 39th Avenue Lachine, QC H8T 2E1 |
Victor Danchak 976 Rive Boisee Pierrefonds, QC H8Z 2Y7 |
Cathy Wilson 976 Rive Boisee Pierrefonds, QC H8Z 2Y7 |
Bernard Fishman 205 Montpellier Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, QC H9G 3A3 |
| Sandra Stober AKA Sandra Stober Fishman 205 Montpellier Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, QC H9G 3A3 |
Michael Jerry Granofsky AKA M.J. Granofski AKA Michael Granovsky Ste. 111, 384 Rue St. Jacques West Montreal, QC |
R. Dery 134 Balfour Town of Mount Royale, QC |
Nathalie Dudragne Director, Second Glance Cooperative 394 Ch Des 14 Iles St-Hippolyte, QC |
| Daniele Smith Director, Second Glance Cooperative 52 Ch Du Lac Bertrand St-Hippolyte, QC |
Jacques Dagenais Director, Second Glance Cooperative 52 Ch Du Lac Bertrand St-Hippolyte, QC |
Pierre Savigny 3822 St. Denis Montreal, QC |
Luc Philippe McCuiston {At large, address unknown} Elias Bakomichalis {At large, address unknown} |
| Gabor Kovacs Last known address: 245 Victoria Apt 310, Westmount, PQ |
9049-4824 Quebec Inc cob Triple Crown Industries/Les Industries Triple Crown 4150 Sherbrooke West, third floor Montreal, QC H3Z 1C2 |
9049-4545 Quebec Inc cob East Coast Trading/Commerce Cote Est 4150 Sherbrooke West, third floor Montreal, QC H3Z 1C2 |
Dawn Carpenter c/o Sunflower Inc. (Last known address) 4999 St. Catherine West #311 Westmount, PQ H3Z 1N2 |
CLAIM
The Plaintiffs claims against all the Defendants, or any one of them, as follows:
Damages in the amount of $150,000 for each Plaintiff for breaches of the Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985 C.c-34, for infliction of economic injury by unlawful means, fraud, conspiracy to defraud, and deceit;
Additional damages in the amount of $200,000 for each Plaintiff for the affliction of emotional distress, inconvenience, and consequential economic hardship;
In the alternative, restitution of the full amount of monies received by any of the Defendants from each Plaintiff;
In the further alternative, damages for misrepresentation for each Plaintiff in the amounts paid by each Plaintiff to the Defendants;
In the further alternative, damages for conspiracy to defraud and for fraud in the amount of $150,000 for each Plaintiff.
In the further alternative, rescission of any contracts between the Plaintiffs and Defendants, and repayment of all monies remitted in relation thereto;
Punitive, exemplary or aggravated damages in the amount of $30,000 for each Plaintiff;
Prejudgment interest pursuant to the provisions of the Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, C.43 for each Plaintiff;
An order directing the Defendants to fund a charitable organization for the elderly in the amount of $100,000;
Costs of this action on a solicitor and client basis; and
Such further and other relief as to this Honourable Court is just.
The Plaintiffs ( Victims - the promises made and the money lost )
The Defendants ( An inside look at the deceptive subterfuges used )
The Law
The Plaintiffs rely on the provisions of the Competition Act, R.S.C- 1985, C-34 relating to prize scams, and in particular s. 52 to s. 59, and s. 36. In the event that the Plaintiffs’ damages need to be further clarified, the Plaintiffs will provide details prior to trial.
In the alternative, the Plaintiffs are entitled to rescind their contracts with the Syndicate on the grounds that the Syndicate have violated provisions of the Business Practices Act, R.S.O. 1990, and similar statutes of other provinces.
By reason of the Syndicate’s conduct as set out above, the Syndicate have been unjustly enriched at the expense and to the detriment of the Plaintiffs. The Plaintiffs claim restitution in this amount.
The Statement of Claim is being served on the Syndicate who do not reside in Ontario because it is in respect of damages arising from torts committed primarily in Ontario, damages sustained primarily in Ontario from a tort or breach wherever committed, and that all the Syndicate are proper parties to these proceedings.
The Plaintiffs plead that witnesses and police databases necessary to these proceedings reside in, or are located in Ontario.
The Plaintiffs plead that they have joined together as Plaintiffs in this singular case because of the economic reasons and that they would not otherwise be able to afford to sustain individual lawsuits, and further, in the interest of justice.
The Plaintiffs propose that this action be tried by a jury at Toronto, Ontario.
DATED: March 7, 1999
PAULOS LUIZOS
Barrister & Solicitor
500 Danforth Avenue, Suite 312
Toronto, Ontario
M4K 1P6
Tel (416) 778-5778
Fax (416) 778-4611
Solicitor for the Plaintiff
HORVATH -AND- SHRYBMAN
(Short Title of Proceedings)
ONTARIO COURT (GENERAL DIVISION)
Proceeding commenced at Toronto
STATEMENT OF CLAIM
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