B.C. law society wants federal intelligence on lawyers involved in suspicious transactions
Legal regulator seeks deal experts say would be a game changer for money laundering enforcement in Canada
Zak is a Vancouver-based journalist who loves digging into a big story. He focuses on stories about British Columbia with a focus on white-collar crime. Zak twice won the Hon. Edward Goff Penny Memorial Prize for Young Canadian Journalists for his work at The Saskatoon StarPhoenix, including deep dives on the province’s toxic drug crisis and the provincial government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to joining the Investigative Journalism Foundation, he worked at The Tyee, where he investigated workplace deaths, union drives and working conditions for migrant farmworkers in British Columbia. His reporting has also appeared in The Guardian, CBC and VICE. When he’s not reporting you’ll find him jogging, taking film photos or running a game of Dungeons and Dragons.
Legal regulator seeks deal experts say would be a game changer for money laundering enforcement in Canada
The former Kelowna MP is one of two directors of West Coast Proud, which spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads supporting B.C. Conservatives
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Police often powerless to investigate fraudsters, leaving victims without options
Internal police analysis said Mexican methamphetamine is undercutting local producers, pushing them to ship product to lucrative markets like Australia
Government alleges possibility of money laundering, but no criminal charges laid
West Coast Proud’s unmasked activities show the need for advertiser transparency, say experts.
Niki Sharma says re-elected government would introduce new rules on ‘grassroots’ campaigns after IJF and CBC Vancouver investigation
Company received exemption allowing it to hire temporary foreign workers without first offering those jobs to Canadians
Metaverse Foreign Exchange Group has been accused of swindling billions from investors in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
Company co-founder says he should have been transparent, defends message of the campaign
Big money is trying to covertly influence local government, politicians say
Caban Condos customers say company failed to deliver promised real estate or return money
Company got rare exemption letting it hire foreign workers without first advertising jobs to Canadian residents.
Ships, planes and a renovation of Canada’s Parliament among the most expensive things bought by government
Canadian company alleged to have defrauded hundreds of thousands in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh had apparent link to B.C. consultants.
One money laundering expert calls it an “abuse of the system”
Foreign governments say hundreds of thousands of people in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka lost savings to Metaverse Foreign Exchange, headquartered in Ontario.
Michael Bolton, one of Canada’s most renowned defence lawyers, denied Law Society allegations.
A judge stayed proceedings against a 72-year-old Vancouver man because of ‘cavalier’ police conduct.
Securities investigators say Vancouver company orchestrated three ‘pump-and-dump’ schemes.
Government agency found Canadian lawyers involved in transactions with organized crime groups.
It’s rare, but some attorneys have been fined or even disbarred for helping criminals launder cash
Internal report says mules are helping foreign crime groups launder money swindled from Canadians
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Premier Scott Moe says province made decisions based on information it had at the time
Regulators say scheme netted masterminds $46 million while leaving other investors out in the cold
Internal documents reveal how and why the school hired private investigators to secretly record striking teaching assistants.
The provincial government is opposing the deal, which it says would sidestep legal obligations to consult First Nations.
Importing grapes among multiple requests from wine industry lobbyists after grim harvests
Canada saw a surge in financial crime during the pandemic that experts say continues today
Internal briefing notes reveal how Canadians try to conceal donations to hate groups
Internal documents reveal Canadian officials have struggled to address the problem for years.
The province announced new rules for drivers, but companies are lobbying privately and publicly to reshape them.