Harris Black
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Harris Black is a convicted fraudster from Canada.
[edit] Conviction
Black has a well-documented history of taking money from consumers for job-placement services that he does not provide. He was convicted in Quebec and fined $2,000 for violating the Consumer Protection Act in 2000. Black paid the fine, but continued to run his business, under new names, including Addition 2000, Emploi 2000, Find-A-Job, Phoenix, and Roxton Marketing.
[edit] Other charges against Black
According to the Quebec Consumer Protection Office and court records, 44 people have filed complaints or claims against Black from 1996 to 2002. CFCF-TV News reported in March 2002 that there were likely "hundreds" of victims. In fact, the Quebec Consumer Protection Office charged Black with additional infringements to the Consumer Protection Act in 2002. After about two years of delays, the case was heard on Friday, June 18, 2004 and Black plead guilty to 12 of the 28 charges. He has nine months (until about March 2005) to pay the fine of $7,200 (or $600 for each offense).
Black returned to Montreal during the summer of 2004 and was arrested for theft. A judge was set to hear the case on February 5, 2005, but Black was out of the country. Black spent time in Pattaya, Thailand and returned to Montreal in the summer of 2005. He made the news again after women came forward complaining about his bahaviour. He returned to Thailand in September 2005.
