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B.C. real estate fraudster sentenced to 5 years jail in Calgary

Brian Kitts was also ordered to pay back over $1.3 million in restitution
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Brian and Shannon Kitts, of Summerland. (Facebook)

A former Summerland man who scammed more than $5 million from investors was sentenced to five years in jail in Calgary in 2023.

Brian Kitts, 67, was sentenced in the Court of the King’s Bench of Alberta on Oct. 3, 2023.

In addition to the five years in jail, Kitts was also ordered to pay restitution of $1,359,305.40, Darryl Ruether, communications for the court confirmed.

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