Riadh Ben Aissa, the former SNC- Lavalin Group Inc. executive in charge of global construction was arrested several days ago in Switzerland. Ben Aissa was under investigation by the RCMP in Canada for alleged money laundering and foreign corruption. In February 2012, he was terminated from his position with SNC-Lavalin in Montréal. Swiss authorities have … Continue reading
Christine Duhaime was interviewed for an article on anti-money laundering and online gambling sites operated in Canada by foreign unregulated entities that appeared in The Vancouver Sun and which can be viewed at this link.
Leave to Appeal Granted The Supreme Court of Canada has granted leave to Mohammed Khawaja to appeal the decision of Ontario Court of Appeal that upheld his conviction for terrorist activity financing and other terrorism-related charges under the 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act. The Ontario Court of Appeal called Khawaja’s initial 101/2 year sentence “manifestly unfit” and … Continue reading
By Christine Mingie Duhaime, LL.B., CAMS Media stories of apparent money laundering problems In the past twelve months, the media in British Columbia have published a plethora of news stories alleging that money laundering is rampant at all British Columbia casinos and that no one in the industry is doing anything about it, including the … Continue reading
An article by Christine J. Duhaime entitled “Money Laundering at Casinos – Setting the Record Straight” was published in the April 2011 edition of Canadian Gaming Lawyer Magazine. The article discusses the extent to which money laundering actually occurs at casinos in British Columbia and provides some case studies on money laundering at casinos in … Continue reading