A Brampton man who left the country after being convicted of illegal securities trading has pleaded guilty to disobeying a court order and being unlawfully at large, according to the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC).

Carlos Da Silva pleaded guilty to both charges Nov. 20 and a sentencing hearing is set for Jan. 29, according to a news release issued by the OSC.

Da Silva was originally convicted under the Ontario Securities Act for illegally trading in securities of Equity Capital Management. He was charged in 2011 and sentenced in June 2015 to three months jail, 18 months probation and 125 hours of community service, but was released from custody pending an appeal of the ruling.

But on July 27, 2017, Da Silva’s appeal was rejected by Justice Leonard Ricchetti and he was required to surrender to begin serving his sentence.