Bethany Lindsay

Reporter

Bethany Lindsay is a B.C. journalist focused on white-collar crime. She has reported for CBC News, the Vancouver Sun, CTV News, the Cambodia Daily and the North Shore News. In her nearly two decades as a journalist, she has covered the courts, crime, health care, pseudoscience, climate change, professional regulation, international conflicts and the first trial at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. She won an RTDNA data journalism award for her investigation into B.C.’s administrative civil forfeiture regime, and has received awards for her reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic and cultural appropriation in fashion. When she’s not working, you can usually find her exploring the city by bike or cuddling up with her two cats and a book.

A Cynterra Group ad shows a young family in a field of wildflowers. It reads "15% annual returns in your RRSP and TFSA."

Vancouver real estate developer boasting big returns on Facebook has 'some very, very angry investors’

The Cynterra Group is at the centre of several lawsuits, along with concerns about advertising and a review by securities investigators

A sign reading 'B.C. Securities Commission: Invest Right' sits in a window as pedestrians walk by.

Customers who say they were scammed by crypto founder ask why B.C. regulator didn’t act sooner

David Smillie is accused of defrauding customers of $13 million deposited on ezBtc platform

David Smillie is shown smiling in a suit in an inset photo, in front of a banner photo advertising ezBTC.

Where is David Smillie? Alleged crypto scammer nowhere to be found as customers try to recoup losses

Founder of failed B.C. company a no-show as hearing on alleged $13-million fraud begins

Joseph Grmovsek looks into the distance as he poses in a prison cell with one hand on the bars.

He was the first person in Canada sent to prison for insider trading. Will he be the last?

A bright orange full moon rises behind a condo tower in a nighttime photo of the downtown Vancouver skyline.

Is B.C.'s home flipping tax today's solution to yesterday's problem?

Data suggest speculators currently play only a small role in real estate market

Two hands are shown in closeup, counting $100 Canadian bills.

How white-collar criminals cashed in on the chaos of COVID-19

Canada saw a surge in financial crime during the pandemic that experts say continues today

A pedestrian holding an umbrella and wearing a mask walks by an advertisement for Bitcoin.

‘One website gets shut down, 10 pop up’: Inside the struggle to stop crypto scams

Vast majority of B.C. warnings about suspicious investments involve cryptocurrency