https://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/calgary-woman-charged-fraud-money-laundering

A Calgary woman has been charged with money laundering and fraud after allegedly bilking investors of more than $2 million.

The Alberta Securities Commission said Kathleen Debra Kelley has been charged following an investigation by the Joint Serious Offences Team (JSOT).

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“Through her company Lonestar Services Inc., it is alleged that Kelley raised over $2.4 million from investors to invest on their behalf — primarily in the stock market — but in fact did not invest those funds,” the ASC said in a press release.

Her first appearance in court is scheduled for May 28.

The JSOT is a partnership of the ASC and the RCMP’s Integrated Market Enforcement Team.

“In particular, JSOT targets repeat offenders, serious frauds and breaches of ASC or court orders and bans,” states the ASC.

“The primary objective is to protect investors and further enhance confidence in the Alberta capital market through collaborative investigations and prosecutions of serious violations of the law.”

In this case, the ASC said the JSOT was aided by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada.