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RCMP probing whistleblower's harassment claims

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None of Cpl. Catherine Galliford's allegations have been proven so far, RCMP says

CBC News – May 10, 2012

The RCMP says it is investigating claims in a lawsuit launched Wednesday in which Cpl. Catherine Galliford alleges sexual assault and sexual harassment within the force, but investigators have not yet been able to substantiate any of her claims.

Galliford, currently on sick leave, filed a detailed claim, saying she was suffering from severe post traumatic stress disorder due to years of sexual harassment and a number of physical assaults by other RCMP supervisors and colleagues.

B.C. skipper evaded prosecution in Canada, convicted in U.S.

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Man faces long jail term for 400-kilos of cocaine on sailboat

Sun Kim Bolan – May 7, 2012

A controversial B.C. skipper has been convicted by a Florida jury of illegally carrying 400 kilos of cocaine on his sailboat off the coast of Colombia last fall.

John (Phil) Stirling has evaded criminal prosecution in B.C. twice after being caught on vessels with huge quantities of drugs — in 2001 with $300 million worth of cocaine and in 2006 with $6.5 million worth of marijuana.

RCMP challenging request for evidence on the Mafia

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Sidhartha Banerjee – April 19, 2012

Federal lawyers say a high-profile Quebec corruption inquiry can't compel the RCMP to sift though, and share, a treasure trove of information on the Mafia. Lawyers representing the Mounties were in a Montreal courtroom Wednesday fighting off demands for information from Quebec's Charbonneau inquiry.

Lawyers for the inquiry want access to the massive amount of evidence gathered during Operation Colisee, a police probe that concluded in 2006 and is considered the largest such investigation into the Mob in Canadian history.

RCMP makes second search of SNC-Lavalin

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Paul Waldie, Ingrid Peritz and Graeme Smith – April 13, 2012

An RCMP search at the head office of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is another blow against a company that is already coping with investigations into allegations of corruption and impropriety by the Montreal-based engineering giant that now encompasses five countries.

Friday’s raid was the second time in six months that RCMP officials have descended with search warrants on the company, which gained an international reputation as one of the world’s leading engineering firms but is now grappling with scandals, executive departures, questions about its business ethics and allegations of involvement in a plot to help a son of Moammar Gadhafi escape from Libya.

Montreal Construction Mafia – Collapse Imminent

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David Love – April 1, 2012

Investigations and wiretaps by the RCMP have proven the existence of direct links between the Mafia and construction firms throughout Quebec, according to the Charbonneau Commission. Many Quebecers are shell-shocked after months of apparently well-founded allegations of infiltration of public-works contracts by organized crime, and the clock ticks on with no arrests.

This corruption is so insidious that the former Montreal police chief, Jacques Duchesneau, who was the lead investigator into allegations of corruption, was fired recently — his contract cancelled.

RCMP targeted activist groups long before G20

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Jesse Rosenfeld – April 5, 2012

When public safety minister Vic Toews introduced his new anti-terrorism strategy last month, many were stunned to discover the feds were targeting groups – enviro, native and others – as sources of extremism.

The announcement was tellingly made just as the Tories revved up their attempts to discredit foes of the Northern Gateway pipeline. But for those who’ve been making their way through the thousands of pages of RCMP and OPP documents pertaining to the G20 released under freedom of information, this shadowing of dissenting orgs didn’t come as a major surprise.

RCMP refuses to hand over Mafia tapes

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Charbonneau Commission says evidence could tie mob, Quebec construction firms

William Marsden – March 20, 2012

From June 2003 to November 2006, police from the RCMP-led Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, who had been investigating the Mafia since September 2002, recorded thousands of conversations at the Consenza Social Club, a small, unassuming café tucked inside a strip mall in St. Léonard.

Police bugged an office behind the main café where Mafia bosses met daily to discuss business and divide the cash profits that flowed like a river of gold from their extensive drug, loansharking and gambling networks.

RCMP says it lacks resources to investigate BC scam

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David Baines – February 23, 2012

Does white-collar crime pay in B.C.? Consider the case of Ontario huckster Jeff Eshun and his B.C. sidekick, Maisie Smith.

As I reported in the summer of 2010, this ruthless duo sold an array of money-losing investments to Lower Mainland residents, mainly members of the Filipino community. In many cases, they encouraged investors to borrow against their homes, with disastrous consequences.

Crown settles suit for malicious prosecution

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Sylvain Parent

James Bagnall – February 13, 2012

Ottawa actuary Sylvain Parent has at last settled with the federal government, nearly eight years after launching his suit for malicious prosecution. The epic legal war ended, as these things often do, with a behind-the scenes deal whose terms are confidential.

Nevertheless, it's probably safe to assume Parent has recouped his considerable legal expenses, as well as costs related to third-party claims. Make that several million dollars at a minimum.

Canadian accused of bribing cabinet minister in India

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Greg Mcarthur, David Montero and Stephanie Nolen – February 1, 2012

More than four years in the making, the case involves Mr. Karigar, a 64-year-old entrepreneur, as well as an undercover FBI sting, a bankrupt Ottawa-area tech firm, a former Mumbai police chief and an Indian cabinet minister sometimes referred to as the “Beedi King.”

The case is part of Canada’s effort to combat its image of being lenient on foreign corruption. In response to criticism from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and groups such as Transparency International, an international NGO that monitors corruption, the Mounties have dedicated more than a dozen officers exclusively to investigate people and companies who are suspected of paying bribes abroad.

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