The murder of a multimillion-dollar fraudster

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On June 17, police were called to a shooting in a Toronto neighborhood. Three people were killed, two victims and the shooter. As the days went by, we learned that one of the victims – Arash Missaghi – was a notorious serial fraudster and the shooter – Alan Kats – was one of his alleged victims.

Globe reporters Mariya Postelnyak and Colin Freeze spent months untangling the web of criminal charges and lawsuits against Missaghi. Today, Mariya tells us how Missaghi apparently took tens of millions of dollars from people's pockets, why he was never convicted and what led to his murder in June.

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