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Pinoy in Canada charged for collecting illegal fees

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kr7yx8nVjL4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>A Filipino accused of collecting illegal fees has appeared at a Canadian court on Monday.</p><p>Alfredo &quot;Fred&quot; Arrojado, 66, was charged by Canada’s Border Services agency for three offenses relating to charging consulting fees without a license in Winnipeg.</p><p>According to the agency, Arrojado worked with a woman in the Philippines to recruit clients.</p><p>A former president of the Philippine Association of Manitoba, Arrojado was formerly licensed to consult up until 2007, when he failed to pay the regulatory body’s membership fees.</p><p>Since then, reports say Arrojado received approximately $91,000 in payments from people trying to migrate to Canada, with fees of up to 3,500 dollars per client.</p><p>Arrojado is scheduled to appear again in court on January 22, 2018.</p><p>Read more on <a href="https://balitangamerica.tv">Balitang America:</a><br/> </p>

<p>A Filipino accused of collecting illegal fees has appeared at a Canadian court on Monday.</p>

A Filipino accused of collecting illegal fees has appeared at a Canadian court on Monday.