Investigators have launched a criminal investigation into claims of fraud and breach of trust at a Mississauga law firm that\u2019s being sued and has had lawyers hit with suspensions.<\/p>\n
INSAUGA Canada reported last month that Mississauga-based RSG Law, founded by former Liberal Brampton Member of Parliament Rajvinder \u201cRaj\u201d Grewal, was named in a lawsuit from two Sikh temples seeking repayment of more than $13 million in loan<\/a>s.<\/p>\n News of the lawsuit followed Grewal\u2019s suspension by the Law Society of Ontario amid fraud allegations<\/a>, and the possible \u201cmisappropriated and\/or misapplied trust monies\u201d by the former MP.<\/p>\n RSG Law lawyer Davinder Singh Khattra was also suspended over similar allegations.<\/p>\n Peel Regional Police have now revealed that a fraud investigation was launched in July, with officers looking into \u201cthe conduct of lawyers operating under RSG Law.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cInvestigators are particularly interested in speaking with anyone who believes they may have suffered a financial loss or may have information relevant to the investigation,\u201d Peel police said in a release on Friday.<\/p>\n Grewal was the MP for Brampton East from 2015 to 2019, and stepped down in 2018 over allegations he used his position to solicit millions of dollars in loans to help pay off gambling debts. The former MP left the Liberal caucus in 2018 after his gambling issues were made public.<\/p>\n He was acquitted on two breach of trust charges after the Crown suggested Grewal offered help with visas or special access to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in exchange for financial help from friends and businesspeople in his riding. Grewal later filed a lawsuit seeking damages from the RCMP and the Ontario attorney general.<\/p>\n A lawsuit filed in Ontario Superior Court earlier last month by private lenders SSMT Management Inc. and Oculus Mortgage GP Inc., alleges that two Sikh temples jointly obtained financing that was eventually increased to $15 million. Grewal is also named as a guarantor.<\/p>\n According to the claim, the loans were supposed to be secured against both temple properties. However, the lenders allege that a charge securing the loan was never registered against the Brampton property despite an undertaking by lawyer Davinder Khattra of RSG Law, the firm founded by Grewal.<\/p>\n The lenders allege that about $12 million of the agreed financing was actually advanced and that more than $13 million, including outstanding interest, remains owing.<\/p>\n None of the allegations in the latest civil lawsuit, or the broader allegations currently before the courts and Law Society Tribunal, should be treated as findings of wrongdoing unless and until they are proven.<\/p>\n Anyone with information about these allegations can contact Peel Regional Police by calling 905-453-2121 ext. 3335. Anonymous tips may also be submitted to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or by visiting www.peelcrimestoppers.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n When you contact Crime Stoppers you stay anonymous, never have to testify, and could receive a $2,000 reward.<\/p>\n