09 January 2019

For reasons they refused to explain...

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...federal prosecutors and the RCMP stayed charges against Silver, and Caixuan Qin and Jian Jun Zhu, the Vancouver couple that allegedly ran the operation, alleged underground bankers in Richmond, B.C., estimated to be laundering over $1-billion per year.

Federal prosecutors mistakenly exposed the identity of a police informant who they feared could have been killed if the case proceeded, Global News has learned.
So, correct me if I'm wrong, but the Feds dropped charges against these folks... because they feel they're capable of murdering Crown witnesses? Just spitballin' here, but that seems like a terrible precedent.

And guess what happens with all that loot...
Justice Heather Holmes agreed to issue an order for the return of the cash and safety deposit box items within the 30-day limit.
I've got a question... did these folks make any donations to any political candidates or parties?

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