A Montreal man accused of helping dozens of people submit false immigration documents may have left Canada, according to the Canada Border Services Agency.
Abul Kasim, 42, is facing several charges after a CBSA investigation allegedly uncovered evidence that he helped 65 people make false claims or provide misleading information in visa and asylum applications between 2022 and 2024.
Kasim was arrested but failed to appear in court on July 28. The CBSA believes he left Canada in June 2025, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
He faces charges related to facilitating illegal entry into Canada, false information in immigration applications and the use of forged passports.
The allegations have not been proven in court.
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THE HASHFLARE “CLOUD MINING” PONZI SCHEME (GLOBAL/ESTONIA)
Date: February 13, 2025 (Guilty Pleas) Perpetrators: Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turogin
Case Description: This $577 million cryptocurrency fraud remains one of the largest digital asset scams in history, with major legal developments concluding in 2025. Potapenko and Turogin operated “Hashflare,” which they marketed as a massive cryptocurrency mining operation. Hundreds of thousands of victims worldwide purchased “mining contracts,” believing they were renting hash power to mine Bitcoin. In reality, the duo was running a sophisticated Ponzi scheme.
They created fake customer dashboards that showed “real-time” mining profits, but the money being paid out was simply the capital of newer investors. They laundered the proceeds through shell companies to purchase luxury real estate and a fleet of high-end vehicles. After a massive international investigation involving the FBI and Estonian authorities, the pair agreed to forfeit over $400 million in assets. This case underscores the “Cyber-enabled Fraud” warning issued by the FATF in early 2026: as technology evolves, the scale of fraud moves from local millions to global billions in the blink of an eye.
Link to Original: ACFE – High Profile Fraud of 2025