Fraudster gets soft sentence because he's a non-citizen

A 53-year-old man convicted in connection with an alleged fraud targeting new immigrants to Canada received a reduced sentence because he, too, is an immigrant.

A 53-year-old man charged in connection with an alleged fraud targeting new immigrants to Canada received a reduced sentence because he, too, is an immigrant.

Rafael Layton was sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to a fraud count involving 15 victims, most of them recent arrivals to the country who were duped in phony car sales deals.