Casanova con-man pleads guilty to five counts of fraud over $5000

by Michael Butterfield on November 12th, 2014

Faris Namrud pled guilty to five counts of fraud over $5,000, in Vancouver Provincial Court Monday November 10, 2014. The “Romancing Plumber” of Vancouver, and Iraqi refugee, has both Criminal and Civil Courts closing in on his fraudulent behavior in connection to his companies Miami Home Renovation Ltd, and Miami…

BC’s “Deadbeat Parents” Fail to Support Their kids

by Michael Butterfield on October 21st, 2014

The child and spousal support system is in crisis. With two thirds of all support orders being ignored, deadbeat parents in BC owe over half a billion dollars in back support. Spousal support orders are supposed to be enforced by the Family Maintenance Enforcement Program (FMEP). But FMEP director Chris…