Investment scheme raised US$1 million from Alberta investors
Contest aimed at raising awareness of ASC resources
McDonald agrees to 15-year ban
Robert Smylski and and Smylski Consulting Services fined $600,000
Firms, men ordered to pay $500,000
Order in effect until August 7
Panel calls investment program “amateurish venture”
Smylski provided investment advice without being registered
Chobotuk to pay $33,000 in penalties and costs
Investors were deprived of fundamental protections, panel finds