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OxyContin maker Purdue nears guilty plea agreement in U.S. criminal probe

Posted on October 8, 2020 by

They only agreeing to pay the fines and compensation to victims families if they will not face the criminal charges related to the overdose deaths of almost .5 Million people in the US alone. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8814555/OxyContin-maker-Purdue-nears-guilty-plea-agreement-U-S-criminal-probe-sources.html Related Sackler family transferred $1.36 … Continue reading →

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B.C.’s money laundering fuelled by offshore and drug money, inquiry hears – The Globe and Mail

Posted on May 26, 2020 by

Peter German, former deputy commissioner of the RCMP, speaks at a news conference on money laundering in Vancouver in 2018. DARRYL DYCK/THE CANADIAN PRESS MIKE HAGER – VANCOUVER MAY 25, 2020 Some of the billions of dollars that have been … Continue reading →

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Dirty money driving up B.C. home prices as more than $40-billion laundered across Canada in 2018 – Globe and Mail

Posted on May 10, 2019 by

May 10 2019 Commentary This linked to illegal importing and sale of opioids and other drugs with over 11k Canadians dying of opioid related overdoses since 2016. How was it allowed to get this bad? It says $7 of the … Continue reading →

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Serious and financial crimes on the rise and now crime tourism – time to reverse the trend

Posted on March 23, 2019 by

Burglars in Edmonton caught on camera – DailyMail.com — I see why many are getting one of these smart door bells with WiFi and camera. Looks like it time to do the same. Just need to secure it and other … Continue reading →

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Federal watchdog unable to reliably estimate scope of Canada’s money-laundering problem: report

Posted on March 11, 2019 by

MARCH 13 2019 – UPDATED – Globe and Mail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-federal-watchdog-unable-to-reliably-estimate-scope-of-canadas-money

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Money laundering case in BC dropped without any reasons given – update

Posted on January 6, 2019 by

A woman arrives at a storefront in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. The RCMP raided the location in 2015 when it housed the business Style Travel. RAFAL GERSZAK — It is concerning that this important case dropped without … Continue reading →

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Public deserves clarity from Ottawa on collapse of money-laundering case, says B.C. official

Posted on December 4, 2018 by

Public deserves clarity from Ottawa on collapse of money-laundering case, says B.C. official – Globe and Mail JUSTINE HUNTER AND COLIN FREEZE VICTORIA /TORONTO DECEMBER 3, 2018 Article archived below. — Concerning news about Corporate and Financial Crime prosecutions getting … Continue reading →

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