The RCMP has more than five people working on money laundering, which can91裸聊视频檛 be separated from the range of activities by international organized crime, a spokesman for the B.C. RCMP says.
Assistant Commander Kevin Hackett of the B.C. released a statement in response to B.C. Attorney General David Eby91裸聊视频檚 claim Monday that the RCMP91裸聊视频檚 federally funded division has only five people devoted to investigating money laundering and its involvement in B.C. real estate.
The count of five officers actually on duty out of 25 funded positions 91裸聊视频渨as from a snapshot in time and didn91裸聊视频檛 capture all personnel who are involved in cases where money laundering is a component,91裸聊视频� Hackett said. 91裸聊视频淔ederal policing in B.C. currently has in excess of 40 prioritized projects underway, including eight that involve money laundering.
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Recruiting and retaining forensic accountants, cybercrime experts and other in-demand specialists is also a competitive market internationally, he said.
91裸聊视频淭his is also at a time when we are dealing with the competing policing priorities, which include terrorism, gang violence, the opioid crisis including fentanyl, missing and murdered women, human trafficking as well as child exploitation and demands for front-line policing resources.91裸聊视频�
Eby said Tuesday that his independent investigator Peter German had to ask repeatedly to find out the actual staffing complement, after first being told there were 26 funded positions devoted to B.C.91裸聊视频檚 situation.
A-G isn91裸聊视频檛 impressed with staffing to combat BC91裸聊视频檚 world-leading problem
91裸聊视频� Tom Fletcher (@tomfletcherbc)
91裸聊视频淭he time that the snapshot was taken is when we91裸聊视频檙e facing an international level of criticism in Canada for our failure on anti-money laundering policing,91裸聊视频� Eby said. 91裸聊视频淪o it91裸聊视频檚 hard to think of a worse time.91裸聊视频�
Eby released a single chapter of German91裸聊视频檚 report Monday to put pressure on Ottawa to allocate funds from its latest budget to stepping up organized crime investigations in B.C.
Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton, spokesman for the joint organized crime unit that combines RCMP and municipal police efforts, noted that its illegal gaming investigation team was established three years ago.
91裸聊视频淚n May 2016, only one month after its creation, the initiated an investigation into the activities of an organized crime group that was allegedly involved in operating an illegal money laundering network,91裸聊视频� Hougton said, adding that multiple arrests were made after an investigation lasting almost a year.
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