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Alberta Serial Romance Scammer Fights Court Ruling Keeping Him in Prison Indefinitely
ALBERTA, CANADA, JUL 18 – Jeffrey Kent is appealing his designation as a dangerous offender, a status typically reserved for violent criminals, which allows indefinite imprisonment with periodic parole reviews.
- A judge in Edmonton recently determined that Jeffrey Kent, 55, a serial romance fraudster, should be sentenced indefinitely as a dangerous offender.
- The ruling followed decades of Kent bilking at least five women by pretending to be a doctor, lawyer, and businessman, while using schemes including fake brain cancer to gain trust and money.
- Kent's lawyer has initiated an appeal against the court's decision, contending that dangerous offender designations are typically reserved for individuals convicted of violent crimes, which usually does not include fraud.
- The judge stated Kent shattered victims' trust and financial security through repeated deception, and evidence suggests he will continue offending if released without an indeterminate sentence.
- Kent’s designation as a dangerous offender allows indefinite imprisonment subject to periodic parole reviews, reflecting judicial concern about public safety given his harmful and persistent offenses.
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Alberta serial romance scammer fights court ruling keeping him in prison indefinitely
A serial romance fraudster who faked brain cancer and used other schemes to bilk Alberta women out of thousands of dollars is fighting a court ruling to keep him in prison indefinitely. Jeffrey Kent’s lawyer says he has filed a notice of appeal challenging the recent ruling by an Edmonton Court of King’s Bench judge to designate […]
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Alberta serial romance scammer fights court ruling keeping him in prison indefinitely
EDMONTON - A serial romance fraudster who faked brain cancer and used other schemes to bilk Alberta women out of thousands of dollars is fighting a court ruling to keep him in prison indefinitely.
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