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2026-09-29 · Toronto Star · Crime & Law

Ontario mom cleared of 'miscarriage of justice' in baby's 1999 death. Her manslaugher conviction based on 'discredited' shaken baby syndrome

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2026-10-10 · Toronto Star · Economy/Business

Former ‘Crypto King’ associate tells court how he discovered millions owed to investors was missing

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2026-10-08 · Toronto Star · Economy/Business

Self-represented ‘Crypto King' tells his Ontario fraud trial: ‘I need a lawyer’

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2026-10-07 · Toronto Star · Economy/Business

'Crypto King' sold investors on returns of 5% a week — he spent their money instead: Crown says

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2026-10-29 · Toronto Star · Crime & Law

What the jury didn't hear at the 'Crypto King' trial: Why he didn't have a lawyer — and why the judge said 'I am not fooled'

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2026-10-15 · Toronto Star · Economy/Business

A real estate developer told jurors he trusted the 'Crypto King’ with $3.6M. Then he secretly recorded their calls

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2026-09-28 · Toronto Star

🔮 When he identified himself as a police officer and yelled at him to stop, Abdoul Bah responded: “I will shoot you, man.” assertive

2026-09-29 · Toronto Star

🔮 Her son was on his way to the downtown Toronto courtroom but fell ill en route from Dryden, Ont., and had to turn back, “so that reunion hopefully will occur in the near future,” her lawyer, James Lockyer, told the court. assertive

2026-10-07 · Toronto Star

🔮 Things changed dramatically once Pleterski began soliciting money after telling people it would be used for foreign‑exchange trading or to buy commodities such as gold or cryptocurrency, Patterson said. “He told them their principal was guaranteed. assertive

2026-10-08 · Toronto Star

🔮 Renting high‑end cars is “addictive,” and Pleterski would come back with stories about going out and enjoying himself, Wilson said. assertive

2026-10-10 · Toronto Star

🔮 As other investors this week testified, Learning said Pleterski told him his principal was guaranteed and he could expect weekly returns of between five and 10 per cent. assertive

2026-10-14 · Toronto Star

🔮 He said he was licensed — she wasn’t sure of the details — and that he invested money in foreign currency and would take a 30 per cent cut of any profits. assertive

2026-10-15 · Toronto Star

🔮 “I know a lot of big entrepreneurs these days in the crypto space are younger kids, very savvy,” Singh said, citing global examples of billionaires who launched companies in their teens or early twenties. “I kept on hearing about him over and over and over, so I thought he was a sharp kid — could be one of those unicorns.” assertive

2026-10-16 · Toronto Star

🔮 “Whatever opinions people may have of me, my financial affairs or the circumstances that preceded these events, no financial dispute justifies kidnapping, violence or intimidation.” assertive

2026-10-24 · Toronto Star

🔮 The teen, who has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and substance use disorder, will receive intensive, clinically driven programming during custody, followed by tightly supervised community reintegration. assertive

2026-10-29 · Toronto Star

🔮 Pleterski came to broader public attention as Ontario’s self‑styled “Crypto King” after Durham Regional Police arrested him for fraud on May 14, 2024, alleging he used investors’ money to bankroll a lavish lifestyle rather than trade in cryptocurrency and foreign‑exchange markets, as he had promised. assertive