According to Postmedia, the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) first became aware of Jin as a person of interest in 2012. But it wasn\u2019t until February 2015 that BCLC staff met with the RCMP\u2019s federal serious and organized crime unit to \u201clodge a complaint (about) cash drop-offs at casinos involving a male by the name of Paul \u2018King\u2019 Jin who was believed to be associated to organized crime.\u201d<\/p>\n
The RCMP report of its subsequent investigation, compiled in 2015, states that \u201cthe information discussed could have a potentially devastating impact on the casino industry should it be true or leaked out to media.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nPostmedia has spent six months researching the case, obtaining thousands of documents via freedom of information requests and anonymously interviewing dozens of government and law enforcement operators.<\/p>\n
GPEB Report Buried?<\/strong><\/h2>\nA separate report, compiled by the province\u2019s Gaming Policy Enforcement Branch (GPEB), which oversees the BCLC, found the River Rock Casino Resort to be routinely guilty of AML violations.<\/p>\n
However, the GPEB report was either ignored or buried by the previous provincial government, but it was uncovered and published last month by current BC attorney general David Eby.<\/p>\n
The report also found that \u201cunsourced cash from unknown person or persons believed to be connected to or participating in illicit activity was dropped off \u2018just off\u2019 the [River Rock] property for patrons at unusual times, generally the middle of the night.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The failure of some British Columbia Casinos to enforce stricter AML procedures has facilitated the alleged laundering of drug money and financing of terrorism, according to a report by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). As reported by Canada\u2019s Postmedia, the RCMP believes an illegal money transfer business in Richmond, BC, lent cash to Chinese […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":60184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,10,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Money Laundered in British Columbia Casinos Linked to Alleged Terrorist Financing and Drugs<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n