Money laundering
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B.C. money laundering report granted extension until June 3 after COVID-19 delaysCommissioner Austin Cullen says his team members have since recovered and are healthy and working on the report. Cullen himself did not contract COVID-19.CrimeMay 6
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Guelph woman defrauded employer out of $100,000: policeGuelph police allege the accused attempted to hide her actions by laundering the money through purchases, transfers and payments onto her personal accounts.CrimeMar 11
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Alberta RCMP say alleged investment scam couple could be hiding in B.C., possibly KelownaIn late November, the RCMP issued a nation-wide arrest warrant for Fernando Honorate de Silva Fagundes, 65, and Emilia Alas-As Elansin, 40, both of no fixed address.CrimeDec 15, 2021
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B.C. grants Cullen Commission six more months to file money laundering reportAn inquiry commission has received a six-month extension to file its final report into money laundering in British Columbia.CrimeNov 26, 2021
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Calgary post-secondary institutions, Alberta Student Aid defrauded of $240K in student loan schemeThe Alberta Student Aid office and several Calgary post-secondary institutions have been defrauded of more than $240,000 in what police call an elaborate student loan fraud scheme.CrimeNov 2, 2021
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B.C. casinos used foreign high rollers as money-laundering ‘pawns,’ inquiry hearsOn the final days of the two-year Cullen Commission, federal government lawyers cited RCMP records to counter arguments made by lawyers for the owners of two B.C. casinos.CrimeOct 19, 2021
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B.C. government waited 9 years to heed recommendations to reject drug cash in casinos, inquiry hearsLawyers representing the federal and B.C. governments argued a stunning set of facts and assertions in closing arguments for the province’s money laundering inquiry on Friday.CrimeOct 15, 2021
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Closing submissions due in B.C. money laundering probeClosing submissions in British Columbia's public inquiry into money laundering were set to begin Friday before the commission's final report and recommendations are due Dec. 15.PoliticsOct 15, 2021
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Pandora Papers expose financial crime enablersAdvisers, bankers, lawyers, accountants, notaries and estate agents may not be as wealthy as their clients, but are paid millions to hide trillions, says Marc Tasse.CommentaryOct 7, 2021
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BC Lottery Corp. brass bowed to revenue pressure from casino managers, inquiry hearsRoss Alderson, the lottery corporation's former director of anti-money laundering, was examined Thursday at B.C.’s Cullen Commission.CrimeSep 9, 2021
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