A Calgary man who admitted to orchestrating a sophisticated student loan fraud scheme worth hundreds of thousands of dollars will have to wait a little longer to learn his fate.
Sentencing Hearing Postponed
Confessed conman Dave Guylenz Mitchell Beauvais won't find out until at least next month when his sentencing hearing will be scheduled. The delay occurred during a recent appearance at the Calgary Court of King's Bench.
Crown prosecutor Greg Whiteside appeared before Justice David Labrenz on Friday, indicating that Beauvais's Ontario-based lawyer, David Costa, wasn't prepared to set a sentencing date. The court's schedule for the new year also remained unavailable at the time.
Whiteside informed the court that the case is already scheduled for an interim motion on December 11, at which point a sentencing date can be formally arranged.
The Elaborate Fraud Scheme
Beauvais, 36, pleaded guilty last month to charges of fraud and uttering forged documents. His criminal operation involved using phony passports, driver's licences, and social insurance cards to obtain student loans illegally.
The scheme came to light in 2019 when Alberta Student Aid programs received what prosecutors described as a "higher-than-normal volume of complaints" from members of the public.
According to Crown prosecutor Whiteside, who read from an agreed statement of facts, "Many complainants only became aware of these concerns once they were pursued by collection action, or when denied financial credit options."
Victims reported receiving notices about debts they owed on Alberta student loans that they had never applied for in the first place.
Substantial Financial Impact
The scale of the fraud was significant, with loans approved for 15 different individuals whose identities had been stolen.
While the total value of approved loans exceeded half a million dollars, authorities confirmed that just under $200,000 was actually disbursed to the fraudster before the scheme was uncovered.
The case highlights ongoing vulnerabilities in student loan systems and the serious consequences of identity theft for innocent victims who find themselves facing collection actions for debts they never incurred.
Beauvais remains awaiting his December court date, when the timeline for his sentencing hearing will finally be determined.
