A former London monetary advisor accused of defrauding shoppers of almost $2 million has had a complete of 18 new charges laid in opposition to him since his arrest in early September.
Courtroom paperwork present the new charges being confronted by Robert Randall Hawken, 66, are individualized to every of his alleged victims, many of that are {couples} that have been named within the preliminary two charges filed after his arrest.
Hawken was first arrested on Sep. 12, 2024, with police alleging victims have been defrauded of a collective $1,988,000 between 2003 and 2024. The monetary advisor who previously operated Dufferin Monetary Group is accused of accumulating investments from victims with out ever investing the cash he obtained, police stated on the time.
Preliminary charges laid in opposition to Hawken have been fraud over $5,000 and posession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
The majority of the brand new charges have been filed to the London Ontario Courtroom of Justice on Oct. 3. A remaining cost was filed with the court docket on Nov. 1, with court docket paperwork pertaining to that remaining cost displaying Hawken was once more arrested on Oct. 23 and launched on an endeavor.
All 18 are charges of fraud over $5,000 with the said victims being {couples}, people, and in a single case a company.
A number of of the newly filed charges listing the identical complainants as the seven civil fits which have additionally been filed in opposition to Hawken this 12 months. Lots of the civil fits listing his spouse, Cheryl Hawken, as a co-defendant. Some additionally listing Asmaral Holdings, an organization Hawken owns.
Since new charges have been laid, the listing of complainants in opposition to Hawken has grown from 24 to twenty-eight.
The accused is due for an look in court docket on Nov. 26.
