Closer Look
In this new nightly feature, Village Media journalists take a deeper dive into important stories making headlines around the province
Every day, our local journalists tackle the stories that matter most: the ones that impact your day-to-day life.
In communities across the province — as well at Queen’s Park and on Parliament Hill — our on-the-ground reporters and editors chase down the answers you need to know.
In this new nightly segment — ‘Closer Look’ — Village Media’s Scott Sexsmith sits down with one of our journalists to explore an important story they are covering.
These interviews are designed to help you better understand how our reporters gather the information that lands in your local news feed.
Closer Look
CLOSER LOOK: Serial scammer Todd ‘The Fraud’ Guthrie goes to jail
Tonight on 'Closer Look': A Collingwood fraudster whose ticket scams earned him a memorable nickname will have a lot of time to think about his crimes — in a prison cell.
In cities and towns across Ontario — and at Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill — our journalists work for you. Their mission is to dig for answers and tell you what they find.
This new feature — ‘Closer Look’ — is a chance to hear directly from those reporters and editors. These conversations go beyond the headlines, helping viewers better understand how we gather the details that land in your local news feed.
On tonight's episode: Ticket to prison.
A notorious fraudster has been sentenced to 15 months in custody for an elaborate scam involving tens of thousands of dollars worth of non-existent hockey and concert tickets — including tickets to the 2024 NHL All-Star Game in Toronto.
The judge in the case had particularly harsh words for Todd "The Fraud" Guthrie.
"This is exploitation of Canadian culture," said Ontario Court Justice Angela McLeod. "You weren’t defrauding people of a basket of apples."
SEE: Judge punches 15-month ticket to jail for Collingwood fraudster
BarrieToday court reporter Peter Robinson has been covering the story and joins us tonight with all the details. You can read his latest article HERE.
Stay tuned for more episodes of ‘Closer Look’ every weeknight at 7 p.m. You can find all our previous segments HERE.
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