| Date | Name | City | Province | Licensed | Victims | Deaths | Injuries | Suicide | Firearms | OIC Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kats | North York | ON | No | 2 | 3 | 0 | Yes | Yes | No |
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Revenge for mortgage fraud by long time white collar criminals
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On June 17, 2024, a triple shooting occurred in a North York office space in Toronto, Canada. The incident resulted in the deaths of three people, including the gunman, Alan Kats, and two victims, Arash Missaghi and Samira Yousefi. The shooting was reportedly linked to a mortgage investment scheme that allegedly defrauded Kats' family of their life savings.
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Alan Kats, 46, killed two people, Arash Missaghi and Samira Yousefi, at a Toronto office building before taking his own life. Kats and his wife, Alisa Pogorelovsky, were victims of an alleged investment swindle that Missaghi had been accused of perpetrating. The couple lost their life savings, $1.3 million, in the scheme.
A gunman involved in a North York shooting was interviewed, with his wife stating he was not evil but "broken" due to a fraud dispute. The wife's identity and the gunman's name are not specified in the article. The article does not provide further details about the shooting or the dispute.
Three people, including the gunman, are dead following a shooting in a North York office space. The incident occurred in Toronto, Canada. The identities of the victims have not been released. The Toronto Police are investigating the shooting.
Arash Missaghi, a 54-year-old Toronto man, was shot dead by a man accusing him of defrauding his family of their home and savings. Missaghi was a prolific fraudster who abused the legal system to avoid accountability for his crimes. He was sued by multiple people for fraud, but was able to create procedural delays and avoid trials where evidence could be presented. Missaghi's death occurred alongside his business partner, Samira Yousefi, after they were shot by the accuser, Alan Kats, who then killed himself.
The wife of a gunman in a fatal Toronto shooting says her husband believed the two victims were behind an alleged mortgage investment scheme that defrauded their family. The victims, 54-year-old Arash Missaghi and 44-year-old Samira Yousefi, were identified by police. The gunman's wife, Alisa Pogorelovsky, stated that her husband, Alan Kats, lost $1.28 million in the alleged scheme and that the events leading to the litigation had devastated and destroyed their family.
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Arash Missaghi, a 54-year-old man, was shot and killed in his Toronto office in June, exposing two decades of serial frauds that victimized dozens of people. Multiple civil suits and two major criminal cases alleged that Missaghi engaged in fraudulent mortgage investments, and at least seven real estate lawyers were sanctioned by the Law Society of Ontario for their roles in his schemes. The Law Society of Ontario has reported crimes to police and encouraged lawyers who are victims of threats to complain to law enforcement, but some critics argue that the society should do more to protect people like Missaghi's victims. Five lawyers were disciplined for their involvement with Missaghi, including disbarment and suspensions, but there are no known records of any lawyers being disciplined after 2019.
Open this photo in gallery: Frederick Yack and Shahryar Mazaheri were connected to Arash Missaghi in legal documents and also in the suicide note of Alan Kats, a man who was allegedly defrauded by Mr. Missaghi of more than $1-million in life savings. Colin N. Perkel/The Canadian Press Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account Proceedings by the Law Society of Ontario aimed at disciplining two lawyers who worked with alleged serial fraudster Arash Missaghi have been delayed, stalling a matter the law s...
A man named Arash Missaghi, 54, was killed in a triple shooting in the Don Mills area on June 17, 2024. He had previously faced charges in a 2018 mortgage fraud investigation, "Project Bridle Path," which alleged a $17 million scheme involving high-end properties. The investigation was ongoing, and Missaghi was also named in a civil lawsuit filed on June 4, 2024. The identities of the other two victims are confirmed as Arash Missaghi and Samira Yousefi, 44, of Concord, Ont.