Episode 58

FOOLISH FRAUD IN THE FROZEN NORTH | Aug. 21, 2024 | 35:00

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

In Toronto, Canada, in 2020, Karima Manji hatches a dimwit plan to collect government funds.

Hosts

Greg Caputo

Maria Raha

Jason Schell

Topics

• This week’s headline: CBS, Farmingville, New York, Feb. 19, 2024

• Karima Manji 

• Nadya Gill

• Arima Gill

• Kanata Trade Company

• Pretenduit

Additional Resources

• APTN. “Family of Inuk Woman Used by Karima Manji Speaks Out.” June 27, 2024. https://www.aptnnews.ca/videos/family-of-inuk-woman-used-by-kamira-manji-speaks-out/

• CBC News. “Mother in Inuit identity fraud case pleads guilty, charges against daughters withdrawn.” Feb. 9, 2024.  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/mother-inuit-fraud-guilty-1.7110341

• CBC News. “Nunavut RCMP Charge Gill Sisters, Mother with Fraud for Claiming Inuit Status.” Sept. 21, 2023. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nunavut-rcmp-charge-gill-sisters-mother-with-fraud-for-claiming-inuit-status-1.6969242

• Eds. “Mother in Inuit Identity Fraud Case Pleads Guilty, Charges Against Daughters Withdrawn,” CBC News. Feb. 9, 2024. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/mother-inuit-fraud-guilty-1.7110341

• Eds. “‘Egregious exploitation’: Toronto Woman Sentenced to 3 Years for Inuit Identity Fraud,” The Canadian Press. June 27, 2024. https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/nunavut-judge-sentences-toronto-woman-to-3-years-prison-for-inuit-identity-fraud-1.6943280

• Hudson, April. “Inuit Organizations, Family Ask RCMP to Investigate Fraud Claims Surrounding Twin Sisters,” CBC. April 14, 2023. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/tunngavik-investigation-1.681130

• Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. “Joint Statement: Amira Gill, Nadya Gill, and Karima Manji Enrollment Applications Provided to Police.” April 13, 2023. https://www.tunngavik.com/news/joint-statement-amira-gill-nadya-gill-and-kamira-manji-enrolment-applications-provided-to-police/

• Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.“NTI Welcomes Landmark Ruling of 36 Months Sentence for Karima Manji in Identity Fraud Case.” June 27, 2024. https://www.tunngavik.com/news/nti-welcomes-landmark-ruling-of-36-months-sentence-for-kAmira-manji-in-identity-fraud-case/

• Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. “Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Investigates Potential Fraud in Enrollment of Two Women Under Nunavut Agreement.” March, 30, 2023. https://www.tunngavik.com/news/nunavut-tunngavik-inc-investigates-potential-fraud-in-enrolment-of-two-women-under-the-nunavut-agreement/

• Paradis, Danielle. “Family of Kitty Noah hope RCMP investigate Toronto twins’ claims of being Inuit,” APTN. April 4, 2023.  https://www.aptnnews.ca/featured/family-of-kitty-noah-hope-rcmp-investigate-toronto-twins-claims-of-being-inuit/

• Paradis, Danielle. “Toronto Twins and Mother Charged with Fraud,” APTN. Sept. 21, 2023. https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/toronto-twins-and-mother-charged-with-fraud/

• Radio Canada. “Woman who Lied to Get Twin Daughters Inuit Status Sentenced to Three Years in Prison.” June 27, 2024. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/2083849/woman-who-lied-to-get-twin-daughters-inuit-status-sentenced-to-three-years-in-prison

• Slack, Kerry. “Iqualit Family Pleased with 3-Year Sentence for Karima Manji,” APTN. June 27, 2024. https://www.aptnnews.ca/featured/karima-manji-sentencing/

• Taylor, Juanita. “She Lied to Get Her Twin Daughters Inuit Status and is About to be Sentenced for Fraud. Again,” CBC. June 23, 2024. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/kAmira-manji-history-of-fraud-1.7240404

• Tranter, Emma. “Woman who Lied to Get Twin Daughters Inuit Status Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison,” CBC News. June 27, 2024. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/inuit-fraud-karima-manji-three-years-1.7248264

• Treleaven, Sarah. “The Great Pretenders: How Two Faux-Inuit Sisters Cashed in on a Life of Deception,” Toronto Life. March 2024. https://torontolife.com/deep-dives/gill-sisters-pretendian-fraud/