Anti-Counterfeiting
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In Review: A Look at 2016 Counterfeiting Sentences
(Gladue) factors, imposed a global
sentence of six months for the
counterfeiting offences.
The Bank of Canada can help at
trials and sentencing hearings. An
affidavit signed by a Bank employee
can be presented to the Court to
explain the impact and socioeconomic
consequences of counterfeiting in
Canada.
Don’t hesitate to contact us or the
United States Secret Service in
Ottawa to obtain the US affidavit.
As 2016 nears an end, here is a look at
counterfeiting sentences this year.
In June 2016, in Regina,
Saskatchewan, Richard Austin Nelson
pleaded guilty to 13 charges (including
making, possessing and uttering
counterfeit money and laundering for
a total of nearly $4,000). He received
the equivalent of a federal prison term
(27 months) for his role in this scheme
that saw fake Canadian and American
bills passed at locations around
Saskatchewan.
On 22 June 2016, an investigation
launched three years earlier by the
RCMP and the Service de police de la
Ville de Montréal (SPVM) culminated
in the arrests of three suspects in
Montréal, Quebec: Normand Morin,
Alexandre Chamberland and Jonathan
Archer. The suspects were charged
with making, possessing and uttering
counterfeit bank notes. Two searches
led to the seizure of more than $20,000
in counterfeit notes from the Birds
of Canada and Scenes of Canada
series as well as a few counterfeit
polymer notes and equipment used for
counterfeiting both money and cards.
Stay tuned for updates on the legal
proceedings.
On 30 September 2016, the Victoria
Police Department (VPD) arrested
Deborah Lynne Thomas and Andrew
Charles in Oak Bay. VPD executed a
search warrant and found counterfeit
Canadian and American notes. They
also seized unfinished Canadian
counterfeit notes and computers,
printers, scanners and other material.
Thomas and Charles were held in
custody and are headed for bail
hearings.
In the Alberta Provincial Court,
Kenneth Roy Lepretre pleaded guilty
to four counts of possession of
counterfeit money in August (Alberta:
R. v. Lepretre, 2016 ABPC 187). The
judge, taking into account Lepretre’s
early guilty pleas and section 718.2(e)
Remind Retailers
to be Vigilant this
Holiday Season
With the holiday season in full
swing, counterfeiters see frantic
shoppers and long lineups at
the till as an opportunity to pass
counterfeit notes.
Remind retailers that cash
handlers can easily detect
counterfeit bills—paper or
polymer—by checking two or
more security features. Training
materials are available for
download or order on the Bank of
Canada’s website.
Sgt. Conal Archer, Counterfeit Coordinator for the
RCMP in the North-West Region says Good-bye
By Ted Mieszkalski, Calgary Regional Office, Bank of Canada
supporter of crime prevention efforts
on currency, travelling all across
the region to speak with various
audiences.
Ted Mieszkalski (left) gives Sgt. Conal Archer
(right) a farewell handshake.
After 24 years of service, Sgt. Conal
Archer, NW Regional Counterfeit
Coordinator retired from the RCMP in
September.
Since becoming the third regional
Counterfeit Coordinator for the NW
Region in 2009, Conal was a tireless
He also gathered and shared
intelligence on counterfeit-related
cases with the National
Anti-Counterfeiting Bureau and
regional law enforcement agencies.
Conal worked closely with Crown
Prosecutors and ensured the
Bank’s affidavit was used for well
over 80 suspects charged with
counterfeit-related offences.
Conal has moved to Ernst and Young
LLP to serve as Senior Manager, Fraud
Investigation and Dispute Services
in Fraud investigation and Dispute
Services in Calgary. Good luck Conal!
Cpl. Joe Stubbs:
the RCMP’s
new North-West
Counterfeit Contact
Cpl. Stubbs brings his varied
experience in fraud, undercover
operations, drug work, general
duties, GIS and National Security
to this new role. He has worked
for the Toronto Police Service, the
CIBC Corporate Security department
and now the RCMP. He has a keen
interest in counterfeit currency
investigations and the Bank looks
forward to working with him.
A New Portrait for
the $10 Bank Note
Forum on Counterfeiting and Fraud
The 12th edition of the Forum was held
on 29 September 2016 in La Prairie,
Quebec, and was once again a huge
success, with 240 participants!
To learn about the next edition, send
us an email.
Viola Desmond’s portrait will be
featured on Canada’s next new
regularly circulating $10 bank note,
expected in late 2018.
She was a successful Black
businesswoman who challenged racial
segregation by refusing to leave a
whites-only area of a movie theatre in
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia in 1946.
As announced on 8 December, the
selection of Viola Desmond by the
Minister of Finance was the final step
in a comprehensive public consultation
process to select an iconic Canadian
woman to appear on this new note.
To learn more, please visit
bankofcanada.ca/banknoteable.
Members of the Steering Committee (from left to right): Cdr. Michel Leduc, head of the Division des
crimes économiques et de propriétés at the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal, Capt. Alain Gaulin,
officer in charge of the Service des enquêtes sur l’intégrité de l’économie at the Sûreté du Québec,
Phuong Anh Ho Huu, Senior Regional Representative for the Quebec Regional Office at the Bank of
Canada, and Insp. Pierre Thivierge, officer in charge of commercial crime and of the Integrated Market
Enforcement Team at the RCMP.
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