Banks demand $2.3M mortgage repayments on Metro properties allegedly used to...
Four homes assessed at more than $4.5 million are among six properties the province is seeking to seize as proceeds of crime in a civil forfeiture action
View ArticleGov't files another forfeiture suit against Mission pot growers
The couple bought the house in June 2019 for $1.1 million.
View ArticleB.C. government appeals court order returning clubhouses to Hells Angels
The long-running civil case began in November 2007 when the directed filed a lawsuit seeking the Nanaimo clubhouse’s forfeiture after an RCMP raid.
View ArticleGov't wants Coquitlam house forfeited for alleged link to drug line
Lawsuit says Christina Kawalec should have known her son Aaron was allegedly using her residence to stash drugs.
View ArticleProvince seeks forfeiture of $100,000 cash seized by police at River Rock
In a separate case, the province wants forfeited $85,000 in cash that was shipped through FedEx by a Calgary-based international money transfer business.
View ArticleHells Angels win 13-year court battle against B.C. government
The long-running civil case began in November 2007 when the RCMP raided the Nanaimo clubhouse. In 2012, the civil forfeiture case was expanded to include both the East End and Kelowna clubhouses.
View ArticleB.C. government wants to seize Kelowna house allegedly linked to drug...
RCMP found fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs and cash in house, according to civil forfeiture claim
View ArticleGovernment wants Langley farm forfeited where police found guns, ammo
The suit says stolen vehicles, firearms and more than 500 marijuana plants were found during searches of the property.
View ArticleB.C. government files forfeiture case against alleged drug dealers
Siblings named in lawsuit were trafficking for the Brothers Keepers gang, director says
View ArticleAccused in alleged $7.5 million trafficking and money laundering forfeiture...
Accused state their income was derived from legitimate revenues generated from business employment, rent and other investments
View ArticleBank seeks $1.2-million mortgage repayment allegedly linked to B.C.'s biggest...
RCMP investigation uncovered an alleged $220-million-a-year money-laundering operation at a Richmond underground bank
View ArticleB.C. Securities Commission denies abuse of process in pursuit of properties...
The commission filed legal action in 2018 to get access to seven properties valued at $20 million held by, or in part held by, the wife of financial fraudster Earle Pasquill.
View ArticleBurnaby house sought in civil forfeiture allegedly linked to Canada Revenue...
Unsuspecting individuals were contacted and told to send money in cash or gift cards to retail mailboxes in B.C. and Ontario.
View ArticleProperties linked to money-laundering schemes remain in hands of accused:...
Better co-operation needed among jurisdiction to close loopholes, expert says
View ArticleBank seeks $1.2-million mortgage repayment allegedly linked to B.C.'s biggest...
The Bank of Nova Scotia has demanded payment of a $1.2-million mortgage on a West Vancouver home allegedly owned by a key target in an RCMP investigation of B.C.’s biggest money-laundering case. Read More
View ArticleB.C. Securities Commission denies abuse of process in pursuit of properties...
The B.C. Securities Commission has responded to a civil lawsuit from the wife of financial fraudster Earle Douglas Pasquill, denying its efforts to collect tens-of-millions of dollars in penalties owed...
View ArticleBurnaby house sought in civil forfeiture allegedly linked to CRA scam
The province is suing to have a $1.9-million Burnaby house forfeited, alleging the property is linked to a Canada Revenue Agency fraud scheme. Read More
View ArticleProperties linked to money-laundering schemes remain in hands of accused:...
Metro Vancouver properties valued at nearly $10 million remain in the hands of people prosecuted in the U.S. for money laundering, Postmedia has learned. Read More
View ArticleJaguar linked to trafficking should be forfeited, B.C. government says
RCMP officers were watching last April when Kyle Robert Bird allegedly made at least four drug deals while driving around Langley in his 2013 Jaguar XF. Read More
View ArticleB.C. Supreme Court orders cash and Corvette forfeited as proceeds of crime
The civil forfeiture action has a lower threshold for proving a claim than for a criminal conviction, a balance of probabilities instead of beyond a reasonable doubt. Read More
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