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How white-collar criminals cashed in on the chaos of COVID-19

Canada saw a surge in financial crime during the pandemic that experts say continues today

Zak VesceraBethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Zak Vescera, Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

8 Mar 2024 • 6 min read

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Federal government briefing notes and reports from 2020 warned of an explosion in financial crime during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to documents contained in the IJF's Open by Default database. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy)

Zak Vescera
Zak Vescera

Zak is a Vancouver-based reporter focusing on white-collar crime in British Columbia. He previously reported for The Tyee and The Saskatoon StarPhoenix.

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