Fortress in the News
2025
Developers found guilty of defrauding investors out of retirement savings in Barrie, Winnipeg
May 28, 2025- CBC
Fortress Real Developments co-founders found guilty of fraud
May 28-Globe & Mail
Syndicated mortgage firm co-founders found guilty of massive fraud
May 30-2025 CMP
2022
Fortress Real Developments founders charged with fraud in connection with syndicated mortgage probe
June 22, 2022 - Financial Post
Fortress Founders Charged with Fraud
June 22, 2022- Toronto Star
Fortress founders charged in mortgage investments scheme
June 22, 2022 - Orillia Matters
Ottawa senior says he lost life savings investing with company now facing fraud charges
July 6, 2022 - CTV News
2021
Former executive of troubled developer Fortress involved in new real estate company
September 13, 2021
2020
FSRA Imposes administrative Penalty of $250,000 on Fortress Real Development Inc.
September 19, 2020
Planned web series to shine light on alleged Fortress Real scam
December 29, 2020- Canadian Real Estate Magazine
2019
Victims cry foul over Fortress Real rewards
June 13, 2019 Mortgage Broker News
No retirement for 73 year old investor
June 11, 2019 Mortgage Broker News
'I still feel ashamed'; investors' life savings held in limbo
Jan. 11, 2019 Barrie Today
2018
Lenders to seize 13 real estate projects
Oct 25, 2018 Globe and Mail
RCMP raid 6 locations in GTA as part of syndicated mortgage fraud
Apr. 13, 2018 CBC.ca
Canadian police search Fortress office in mortgage fraud probe: sources
Apr. 3, 2018 Reuters
Trustee to take over Fortress broker in wake of RCMP raid
Apr. 20, 2018 The Globe and Mail
Fortress investors could face 'significant losses'
Jun. 24, 2018 The Globe and Mail
Allegations of inflated property values at centre of RCMP syndicated
mortgage fraud investigation
Jul. 19, 2018 CBC.ca
Fortress misled investors about land valuation, RCMP alleges
Oct. 21, 2018 The Globe and Mail
RCMP allege obstruction in Fortress fraud investigation
Oct. 23, 2018 CBC.ca
Dec. 14, 2018 The Globe and Mail
2017
How a real estate developer's efforts to silence a critic failed
Jan. 19, 2017 MacLean's
2016
The high-risk world of syndicated mortgages
Apr 29, 2016 The Star
Just how safe is the ‘safe’ world of syndicated mortgages?
April 4, 2016, MacLean's