- Harris Black
Harris Black is a convicted
fraud ster fromCanada .Conviction
Black has a well-documented history of taking money from
consumer s for job-placement services that he does not provide. He was convicted inQuebec and fined $2,000 for violating the "Consumer Protection Act " in 2000. Black paid the fine, but continued to run his business, under new names, including Addition 2000, Emploi 2000, Find-A-Job, Phoenix, and Roxton Marketing.Other charges against Black
According to the Quebec
Consumer Protection Office and court records, 44 people have filedcomplaint s or claims against Black from 1996 to 2002.CFCF-TV News reported in March 2002 that there were likely "hundreds" of victims. In fact, the Quebec Consumer Protection Office charged Black with additional infringements to the "Consumer Protection Act" in 2002. After about two years of delays, the case was heard on Friday,June 18 ,2004 and Black plead guilty to 12 of the 28 charges. He has nine months (until about March 2005) to pay the fine of $7,200 (or $600 for each offense).Black returned to
Montreal during the summer of 2004 and was arrested fortheft . A judge was set to hear the case onFebruary 5 ,2005 , but Black was out of the country. Black spent time inPattaya ,Thailand and returned to Montreal in the summer of 2005. He made the news again after women came forward complaining about his bahaviour. He returned to Thailand in September 2005.External links
* [http://www.harrisblackwatch.com The Harris Black Watch Website]
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