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Attorney General David Eby appeared “disinterested” during an anti-money laundering briefing by top British Columbia Lottery Corp. officials and disparaged the author of a crime analysis report, a former corporation executive told a public inquiry Monday.
Robert Kroeker, ex-vice president of corporate compliance, testified Eby appeared largely disinterested in the Crown corporation’s presentation of its anti-money laundering programs and observations during a meeting in October 2017, shortly after the New Democrats formed a government.
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VANCOUVER — Attorney General David Eby appeared "disinterested" during an anti-money laundering briefing by top British Columbia Lottery Corp. officials and disparaged the author of a crime analysis . . .
VIP managers at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, British Columbia would clash with gaming regulators who tried to question their high rollers about the source of their funds, the Cullen Commission heard Monday.
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The commission is charged with investigating whether individuals within the provincial government conspired with casino operators and the BC Lottery Corp (BCLC) to willfully ignore money laundering in the pursuit of VIP profits.
Previously, the commission heard from former BCLC investigator Steven Beeksma, who testified he had been told to “cut that sh t out” by his superiors after questioning River Rock customers.
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Dear Bets,
What a black eye for the casino business. Somewhere Meyer Lansky and Bugsy Siegel must be shaking their heads in sorrow over what has become of their beloved industry. Once the setting for glamorous Rat Pack bacchanals and tuxedoed swells popping champagne at the faro tables, casinos are now more famous in British Columbia for money laundering. And now this. At this rate the casino racket is going to acquire a bad reputation.