Gambling investigators say they were told not to interview suspicious patrons, money laundering inquiry hears

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Stone Lee, a long-time investigator with BCLC, testified that in 2012 his boss told him that they were to stop banning suspicious gamblers spending hundreds of thousands of dollars at River Rock

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.The former leader of Richmond, B.C.’s RCMP detachment and front-line investigators with B.C.'s gambling agency told a public inquiry into money laundering that they were hamstrung by higher-ups when trying to investigate how a major casino became a hub for suspicious gamblers and loan sharks.

Mr. Stone said the order from his boss was a result of Rod Baker, chief executive officer of Great Canadian Gaming Corp., which owns River Rock, complaining to the provincial gambling agency. Mr. Skwarok stated that Mr. Baker has never tried to interfere with a BCLC investigation and never told anyone at the agency to stop banning suspicious VIP gamblers.

Mr. German wrote of a “Vancouver model” of money laundering – a term created by an Australian professor that includes a dynamic in which money is laundered from Vancouver into and out of China and to other locations, including Mexico and Colombia. Mr. German concluded:"High rollers from China facilitate the flight of capital from China using Canadian casinos, junket operations and investment in Canadian real estate.

 

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A dumb and pointless witch hunt

Dirty money and who else is complicit. Compensation for Baker appears to be an obscene amount.

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