Yuexi Lei is in Vancouver Supreme court today applying for bail. He is the "Second man charged with murder in 2020 Richmond Japanese restaurant slaying of Jian Jun Zhu. Zhu was well-known to Richmond RCMP as the man behind the underground Richmond bank Silver International Ltd. that was accused of laundering $200 million annually. A criminal case against Zhu and director Caixuan Qin collapsed in November 2018 and the charges were stayed when federal prosecutors inadvertently exposed the name of an informant."
Zhu was murdered after RCMP dropped the ball. Justice is served.
ReplyDeleteSomehow I doubt that. The people who killed him were likely no better.
DeleteThis comment is a tad off the story, but I gotta say, I’m still gob-smacked over the estimated sum of $200m (annually) money laundered, that’s likely the tip of the iceberg, I suspect. All this and still being done as far as I gather, while willful blindness continues to be practiced in the political and policing arena. With the prosecutors staying the charges against these losers only adds insult to us Canadians. Shame on Crown, weak and cowards.
ReplyDeleteIt's all problematic. After they cracked down on money laundering in casinos they just laundered more through real estate. When they were laundering their money through casinos it didn't really effect us but when they launder it through real estate, that inflates the cost of housing for everyone.
DeleteThe RCMP made a policy decision years ago ("because they were too overburdened") not to pursue financial crimes. The idea was that the injured party can sue. Fine for dealing with legitimate companies. Completely inadequate for dealing with criminals.
ReplyDeleteAs you point out, the victim is us.
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Bob Paulson's exit interview also shed light on the problem:
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