Dirty Money

• 3-year probe halts national multi-million money laundering scheme: ALERT

  The news release stated the investigation dived deep into a professional money laundering organization that worked in support of some of Canada’s largest crime groups.

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  Nov 23, 2022
  
• BC Lottery Corp. brass bowed to revenue pressure from casino managers, inquiry hears

  Ross Alderson, the lottery corporation's former director of anti-money laundering, was examined Thursday at B.C.’s Cullen Commission.

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  Sep 9, 2021
  
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• Former B.C. cabinet minister denies saying government knew about casino crime

  Kash Heed denied telling a gaming investigator that members of the BC Liberal government knew about illegal activities at casinos and were doing little to prevent the crimes.

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  Apr 30, 2021
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• Former BC Liberal minister and RCMP caused ‘tsunami’ of casino money laundering, inquiry hears

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

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  Nov 30, 2020
• Former BC Liberal minister accused of letting gangs launder money in government casinos

  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.

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  Nov 5, 2020
• Lotto Corp. let VIPs ‘bend’ anti-money laundering rules to protect casino revenue, B.C. inquiry told

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

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  Nov 4, 2020
• Senior B.C. official walked off when asked about money laundering, investigator says

  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.

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  Nov 3, 2020
• B.C. could have set up casino crime unit based on regulator’s concerns in 2013, inquiry hears​

  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.

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  Nov 2, 2020
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• Lottery Corp. witness denies deal with B.C. casino to underreport suspicious transactions

  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.

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  Oct 29, 2020
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• B.C. casino violated reporting laws after investigator warned Lottery Corp. of breach, inquiry hears

  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.

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  Oct 28, 2020