G&M: Mr. German, who was given the task of investigating money laundering in casinos by B.C. Attorney-General David Eby, found criminal organizations linked to China, Colombia, Mexico and elsewhere have been using Vancouver-area casinos as “laundromats” for illicit money, exploiting gaps left wide open as different agencies responsible for gambling and regulation waged “internecine” turf wars.
“I can say now with absolute certainty that criminal money laundering is taking place in B.C. casinos and it has to stop,” Mr. Eby told reporters on Wednesday as he released the report.
“Thanks to Dr. Peter German’s work, I can tell you it is tied to the opioid crisis that has taken thousands of people from their families. It’s linked to the real estate market and housing prices that have made life unaffordable for British Columbians.”
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