The Nova Scotia RCMP’s Commercial Crime Section has charged an Arichat man with fraud-related offences in connection with the misappropriation and theft of trust funds.
The Commercial Crime Section began its investigation in January, 2019 after RCMP detachments received multiple complaints against 54-year-old Jason Donald Boudrot and his law firm . The investigation, named Project HUBRIS, included obtaining statements from more than 100 victims and witnesses in Canada and the United States. Commercial Crime also secured over a dozen judicial authorizations.
As a result of the investigation, Boudrot has been charged with Fraud Over $5,000; Theft over $5,000; Possession of Property Obtained by Crime over $5,000 and Criminal Breach of Trust.
Boudrot is scheduled to appear in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court on October 26th.
