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Man accused of $7.8M Ponzi scheme drowns in B.C. ahead of Edmonton fraud trial

A man accused of running an alleged Ponzi scheme has drowned in a British Columbia river, seven months before his criminal fraud trial was set to begin in Edmonton. Curtis Quigley, 56, and his former common-law partner Kathleen Treadgold were jointly charged last summer with 80 counts of fraud over $5,000. The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has alleged the $7.8-million scam was ongoing for 12 years, with hundreds of victims in Alberta, British Columbia, the United States and Australia. The allegations against Quigley and Tread