The Cullen Commission released some of the transcripts of recorded conversations between former solicitor-general Kash Heed and former RCMP officer Fred Pinnock.

B.C.'s public inquiry into money laundering has heard from a former official with the Gaming Policy Enforcement Branch, who says he tried to warn the then-minister responsible.

Mike Hiller, a former anti-money laundering investigator, said managers at the Crown corporation cast doubts on his concerns about the River Rock Casiso.

A former commander of the province's anti-illegal gaming unit told the Cullen Commission that he believes Rich Coleman "did not want to be told" about concerns at B.C. casinos.

The Lottery Corp. preferred to let casino management approach the VIPs diplomatically and educate them about appropriate methods of transaction, Tottenham said.

The inquiry also heard from a former employee at the River Rock casino who, in 2019, blew the whistle on when exactly Macau-style money laundering exploded in B.C.

The Cullen Commission has heard from Ken Ackles, formerly of the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch, about reporting suspicious activity at the River Rock Casino.

The B.C. government launched the inquiry after reports linked laundered money with gaming, luxury car sales and soaring real estate prices in the province.

A former Lottery Corp. assistant of investigations says a small number of surveillance staff at the Richmond casino "didn't recognize" they had to report certain transactions as per federal law.

Casinos are required to report cash transactions of more than $10,000, but the Cullen Commission has heard that the River Rock Casino was only reporting transactions of more than $50,000.