Man who lied about stolen Oprah tickets charged again

A Hamilton businessman previously in the news for a fake robbery of his non-existent Oprah tickets is facing numerous fraud charges.

Robert Spearing was arrested by the Hamilton Police Service’s major fraud unit for allegedly promising government and manufacturers rebates to customers of his heating and air conditioning businesses without following through. He’s also accused of using his customers’ credit cards to make unauthorized purchases.

Spearing is the same man who, back in 2011, faced a disorderly conduct charge in Chicago for pretending to be robbed for his tickets to the final Oprah Show taping. He later admitted to making up the story to avoid telling his wife they had travelled to Chicago without tickets.