In the case of Comeau v. 1140398 Ontario Ltd. et al. dated September 29, 2023, the plaintiff, Gary Comeau, had secured a Mareva injunction against the defendant May Anis and found her in contempt for repeatedly breaching court orders by lying and manipulating evidence in the case of Comeau v. 1140398 Ontario Ltd. et al. The case had its origins in a dispute involving the plaintiff and two individual defendants, John Cunerty and May Anis, who were shareholders in two companies. The plaintiff, who had also been an employee of one of these companies, had sought a court determination of the companies' value. Anis, who was an accountant, had engaged in deceitful actions, including producing forged documents and lying under oath. These actions were discovered through the plaintiff's diligence and financial institution disclosures. She had admitted to embezzling money from her employer and had resigned from her job. The plaintiff hadn't sought imprisonment for Anis but had requested full indemnity costs of $571,385.56 as a penalty for the extensive investigation into Anis's dishonesty. Anis had contested the amount, suggesting it should be lower. The court had found that a substantial award of costs had been warranted, given the gravity of Anis's conduct. It had settled on a penalty of $400,000.00 as a reasonable amount for Anis to pay. This decision had aimed to both punish Anis and compensate the plaintiff for the harm caused by her actions.