Aneal Basi and BC Rail

We know about Dave Basi and Bob Virk but do we know about their other cousin Aneal Basi? Jas Bains was the cousin convicted of cocaine trafficking. Tips from an informant suggested Basi was laundering money for Bains by purchasing real estate. Basi's cousin, Aneal Basi, was charged with money-laundering for allegedly accepting cheques and transferring funds to Dave Basi.

Aneal Basi, who worked as a government media analyst, is accused of money laundering for allegedly accepting cheques from Erik Bornmann, then a partner in the lobbying firm Pilothouse, and transferring funds to Basi. After Dave Basi and Bob Virk plead guilty, money laundering charges against Aneal Basi were stayed. BC Mary has some interesting number on the accusations.



As a result of the drug investigations, the following charges were laid on September 14, 2004:

•Jas Bains, Brahm Mikol, Blythe Vernon, and John Scallon were charged jointly with conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance between September 19, 2003, and December 9, 2003, in Victoria, B.C.

•John Scallon and Michael Doyle were charged with conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance on December 3, 2003, in Vancouver.

•Tony Singh and Mandeep Sandhu were charged with conspiracy to traffic in a controlled substance between September 30, 2003, and December 9, 2003, in Surrey, B.C.

•Dave Basi was charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking between March 24, 2003, and December 28, 2003, and possession of a controlled substance on December 8, 2003, in Victoria, B.C.

Regina vs Dave Basi, Bobby Singh Virk, and Aneal Basi

Ian Mulgrew, from the Vancouver Sun reported on Jasmohan Singh Bains conviction. He also reported that tips from an informant suggested Basi was laundering money for Bains by purchasing real estate, Winteringham said Another cousin, Aneal Basi, who worked as a government media analyst, was accused of money laundering for allegedly accepting cheques from Erik Bornmann, then a partner in the lobbying firm Pilothouse, and transferring funds to Basi.