Man charged in alleged $7.8M Ponzi scheme drowns in B.C. before Edmonton fraud trial

Curtis Quigley and his former common-law spouse were jointly charged last summer with 80 counts of fraud over $5,000. Edmonton police alleged that the $7.8-million scheme was ongoing for 12 years, with hundreds of victims in Alberta, B.C., the U.S. and Australia. Quigley, 56, drowned in the Okanagan River in June.

Man charged in alleged $7.8M Ponzi scheme drowns in B.C. before Edmonton fraud trial
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Curtis Quigley and his former common-law spouse were jointly charged last summer with 80 counts of fraud over $5,000. Edmonton police alleged that the $7.8-million scheme was ongoing for 12 years, with hundreds of victims in Alberta, B.C., the U.S. and Australia. Quigley, 56, drowned in the Okanagan River in June.