Brampton lawyer arrested in $4.3 million mortgage fraud scheme
The arrest follows a regulatory action completed the prior year. In July 2025, the Law Society Tribunal of Ontario revoked Mann’s licence after finding he had knowingly participated in a mortgage fraud scheme in late 2019.
The Fraud Bureau opened its investigation in August 2025, following multiple complaints received between June and July of that year.
Trust accounts at the centre of the alleged scheme
According to Peel Regional Police, the alleged fraud involved the misuse of legal trust accounts — mechanisms through which funds are held securely during property and mortgage transactions.
Brokers and their clients rely on lawyer-held trust accounts as a fundamental safeguard in residential closings, making the alleged abuse of that function a direct threat to the integrity of mortgage transactions.
The investigation uncovered four separate incidents resulting in approximately $4.3 million in losses.
