Convicted Calgary fraudster bilked mobile home buyers out of more than $2M
Posted Dec 2, 2025 12:22 pm.
The former director of a Calgary retail home sales business has been convicted of more than a dozen counts of fraud following an investigation by a provincial bureau.
Alberta’s Consumer Investigation Unit (CIU) began investigating Robert Bradley Sander and Home Squad Inc. in February 2020 after a customer filed a complaint regarding the purchases of a mobile home.
The investigation revealed 16 additional families were affected by the business’s illegal activities.
The CIU says between September 2018 and February 2020, complainants collectively paid $2.43 million to Home Squad Inc. for homes that they never received.
Evidence collected showed deposits and progress payments were not used as outlined in contracts.
The business entered bankruptcy in August 2020.
Sander was found guilty on 13 counts of fraud over $5,000 in a Calgary courtroom last month.
His sentencing will be scheduled at a later date.
Alberta’s CIU is part of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction, and enforces the Consumer Protection Act and related rules designed to protect Albertans from unfair practices.
Over the last year, the department received more than 1,800 complaints, opened 325 investigations, and took formal enforcement action on 306 cases.
