Indicted: Fake Roman Catholic priest that took Trump Tower Tampa for $150,000
I’ve written several stories about Father Barney Canada, a convicted confidence man who took Florida developers for at least $1 million in loan application fees. One victim was Trump Tower Tampa, whose developer, SimDag Robel LLC, gave the “clergyman” $150,000 for a loan that never materialized.
Last week the federal government charged Canada, aka Byron Levon Canada, with preying on desperate developers rejected by traditional lenders. Prosecutors says Canada stole $2.7 million in an advance fee scheme based in South Bend, Ind.