Two men sentenced in Montreal for roles in grandparent scam

Two men arrested two years ago in a roundup of more than a dozen suspects in a grandparent scam were sentenced at the Montreal courthouse on Tuesday.

Christian Valdes, 31, of Chambly, was sentenced at the Montreal courthouse to a prison term that he will have to serve behind bars while Jared Fogel, 35, of Laval, received a sentence that involves house arrest and a requirement that he perform 240 hours of community service.

Quebec Court Judge Julie Riendeau agreed to the joint recommendations made on both sentences by prosecutor Erik Cookson-Montin and the two defence lawyers in the respective cases.

Early in October 2023, both men were arrested, along with Joshua Sarroino, 31, a man who had just been acquitted by a jury in a mu

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