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Man accused of targeting elderly, sick arrested in Saskatoon

Police probe suspect's activities in Edmonton, Winnipeg

Last Updated: Thursday, November 1, 2007 | 5:31 PM CT

CBC News

A man with a history of defrauding elderly or sick people and suspected of being involved in fraud schemes in Edmonton and Winnipeg has been arrested in Saskatoon.

Bryan Andrew Casavant, 46, was arrested by Saskatoon police Tuesday at around 5:30 p.m. after being spotted inside a Saskatoon hotel by an employee.

Bryan Casavant was sentenced to eight years in prison in 2006 and was paroled earlier this year.
(Edmonton Police Service) According to Edmonton police, he's now in the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert.

Edmonton police say they're in the process of laying charges against Casavant for two recent cases of fraud and theft.

Additional charges will likely be laid by the Winnipeg Police Service, Edmonton police said.

Meanwhile, other western Canadian police agencies continue investigations into similar incidents in which he may have been involved, the police said.

Casavant was already wanted on Canada-wide warrants for being unlawfully at large and for breach of his release conditions.

In Sept. 2006, he was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding more than $20,000 from seniors and cancer patients.

He was paroled earlier this year, but later disappeared from a Calgary halfway house.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2007/11/01/casavant-bryan.html