Money collector in ‘criminal enterprise’ scam sentenced for crimes in P.E.I., N.B. [Video]

The Chilean man who acted as a money collector on behalf of a criminal enterprise he claims to know nothing about has been sentenced to 270 days in jail for his part in scams carried out across New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

Luis Luciano David Cortez appeared in a Charlottetown courtroom by video link from P.E.I.’s Provincial Correctional Centre on Friday afternoon alongside his lawyer, who appeared virtually from Montreal.

Cortez was facing more than a dozen charges for his part in the scheme that played out in Miramichi and Campbellton, N.B., and Charlottetown and Summerside, P.E.I. 

He pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud over $5,000 — involving one occurrence in Miramichi and another in Charlottetown. 

The Crown stayed the rest of the charges, but the document listing agreed facts in the case that was read out in court included details from the other charges, which the Crown …