TICO fraud case shows $62,000+ in consumer losses

The Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) has highlighted a conviction that resulted in more than $62,000 in consumer losses.

As shared in a July 30 bulletin, Bobby Singh has pleaded guilty to six counts of operating as a travel agent without TICO registration.

Rajsri Modhvadia has also pleaded guilty to four counts of operating as a travel agent without TICO registration and four counts of being an Officer and Director of a corporation and failing to take reasonable care to prevent the corporation from committing an offence; and

RM Legal & Business Services Inc., meanwhile, pleaded guilty to six counts of operating as a travel agent without TICO registration.

They promoted themselves as ticket brokers, offering discounted airfare to consumers, says TICO.

And they collected consumer funds for both domestic and international airfare, without providing the travel services consumers had purchased or a refund.

Consumers would find out last-minute that their flights had not been booked, requiring some consumers to rebook expensive last-minute flights, TICO says.  

In one instance, this conduct disrupted the travel plans of 85 individuals who were unable to travel to a destination wedding.

In total, the consumer losses related to Bobby Singh, Rajsri Modhvadia and RM Legal & Business Services Inc. totalled $62,660.

While a small portion of this amount has been repaid, the group collectively owe $58,160 in restitution to the affected consumers, says TICO.

Bobby Singh, Rajsri Modhvadia and RM Legal & Business Services Inc. are scheduled to be sentenced in Court on September 12, 2025.

TICO urges consumers to beware of “travel deals that seem too good to be true.”

The organization has a free online directory (tico.ca/search) where consumers can verify if they are booking with a TICO-registered travel business.

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