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
This is a tale of two crimes and two punishments: the first, a conviction for price-fixing under §45(1) of the Competition Act in Québec in which the guilty party was sentenced to a term of 12 months imprisonment; the second, a conviction for terrorist financing under §83.03(b) of the Criminal Code in British Columbia in which the … Continue reading
The Canadian government has announced that it is investigating about 6,500 foreign nationals in Canada for suspected immigration fraud. The investigations are targeting 2,100 foreign nationals who are believed to have made false statements to obtain Canadian citizenship and 4,400 foreign nationals who are believed to have made false statements to obtain, or renew, permanent … Continue reading
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