Developer admits to condo scam attached to failed 'Cougar Rock' resort

A developer of what was supposed to be a $700-million luxury golf resort just outside Jasper National Park admitted Thursday to defrauding a number of people who invested in condominiums tied to the project.
Marie Laframboise, 61, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of defrauding 24 people of money that exceeds $5,000.
Laframboise took money from people who thought they were putting down deposits on condos to be built on what was supposed to be a development near Hinton, according to an agreed