A disbarred Brampton, Ont., lawyer has been charged in connection with a $4.5-million mortgage and cheque fraud, and police say there may be additional victims. Investigators began looking into Pawanjeet Singh Mann the month after his legal licence was revoked by the Law Society Tribunal of Ontario in July 2025. The tribunal had found that Mann, who operated the PJ Mann Law Professional Corporation, knowingly participated in a mortgage fraud scheme in late 2019. Investigators revealed that, between June and July 2025, they received “multiple” complaints alleging that Mann had engaged in fraudulent activity. They said Mann “orchestrated” four separate mortgage and cheque fraud schemes, resulting in approximately $4.3 million in losses to the victims. Mann was arrested on Aug. 21 and charged with four counts each of fraud over $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime. He’s also charged with three counts of criminal breach of trust and two counts of uttering forged documents. “These allegations represent a profound breach of trust by an individual entrusted with significant financial responsibility,” Peel Regional Police Deputy Chief Nick Milinovich said in a news release issued Monday. “When that trust is exploited for personal gain, the impact on victims extends far beyond financial loss — it affects their daily lives, their sense of security, and their confidence in the systems meant to protect them. Peel Regional Police will relentlessly pursue those who prey on members of our community. No profession, title, or status places anyone above the law.” Police are asking anyone who may have been victimized by Mann to contact their Fraud Bureau at 905-453-2121, ext. 3335.
