A Brampton family has $714,000 intended for a home mortgage tied up in a frozen account at RSG Law, a firm founded by former Brampton MP Raj Grewal, The Pointer reported.
Brampton resident Nitan Waryah told the publication his lawyer transferred the money to RSG on April 15 for a real estate transaction. He said the funds, representing much of his parents’ life savings, remain inaccessible after Scotiabank froze the firm’s trust account.
The freeze is connected to two cases before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice involving allegations concerning a land sale and millions of dollars in fraudulent cheques, according to The Pointer. Accounts belonging to several numbered companies have also been frozen.
Lawyers representing RSG dispute any suggestion the firm participated in misconduct. Simon Bieber, of Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP, told The Pointer in a statement that the transactions behind the freeze did not originate with RSG or its clients.
Bieber said Scotiabank had traced funds that may have reached RSG through separate transactions the firm had no reason to consider illegitimate. He said there did not appear to be an allegation by the bank that RSG had engaged in misconduct.
Grewal is not named in the court documents reviewed by The Pointer. Bieber also said the proceedings contain no allegations against him.
One case concerns WIGI Restructured Bond Corporation, which held a $3.6-million mortgage on land sold in June 2025. According to court records described by The Pointer, the seller did not repay the remaining mortgage balance after the sale.
WIGI had previously sold the property to a numbered company in 2022 and provided a vendor take-back mortgage, an arrangement in which the seller also acts as lender. RSG represented that company when it later sold the land.
The Pointer reported that RSG did not transfer the mortgage payout to WIGI, but that it was unclear whether those funds had been made available to the firm.
Justice Fred Myers granted an injunction on April 23 freezing accounts and requiring information about the transaction within 48 hours. Following a May 1 hearing, he expressed concern that the required information had not been provided.
In a May 4 decision, Myers reported that RSG had supplied documents showing payments from the land sale to the numbered company and other entities. He extended the injunction because of the seriousness of the allegations.
Waryah said Grewal assured him on May 8 that he would address the frozen funds, while also saying he had sold RSG two years earlier and no longer handled its daily operations. Waryah said Grewal called again on May 10 and promised a resolution by May 15.
Grewal did not answer The Pointer’s questions about his current relationship with the firm. Bieber also declined to clarify that relationship.
