2 Toronto lawyers charged with fraud in connection with real estate transactions

The Toronto Police Services emblem is photographed during a press conference at TPS headquarters, in Toronto on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Two Toronto lawyers have been charged with fraud in connection with numerous real estate transactions, police say.

In a news release on Thursday, police said a lawyer and partner at Cartel & Bui LLP allegedly defrauded an undisclosed number of parties, including her clients, between 2021 and 2024.

Investigators identified her as 42-year-old Singa Bui. She is facing 42 charges, including 24 counts of fraud over $5,000 and 17 counts of criminal breach of trust.

Police added that 61-year-old Nicholas Cartel, a partner in the firm, has been charged with one count of fraud over $5,000.

According to the Law Society of Ontario, Bui and Cartel are currently suspended.