An Edmonton Police Services logo is shown at a press conference in Edmonton on October 2, 2017. A 50-year-old Alberta man is facing nearly two dozen charges after he allegedly defrauded more than $1.7 million from several people. Edmonton Police say in a news release that they received multiple reports between February 2016 and March 2019 related to suspected fraudulent activity involving Nickolas Ellis of Sherwood Park, Alta. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson