Category: Cullen

BC Grants Cullen Commission Six More Months to File Money Laundering Report

November 25, 2021
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VANCOUVER—An inquiry commission has received a six-month extension to file its final report into money laundering in British Columbia. A statement from the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in B.C. says the provincial government has approved a deadline extension to May 20 from Dec. 15. It says inquiry commissioner Austin Cullen asked for more…

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B.C. Money Laundering Commission to Hear From Experts as It Continues Probe

May 5, 2021
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After a round of hearings in April with high-profile politicians, including former B.C. premier Christy Clark, the Cullen Commission will be hearing from expert witnesses in the coming weeks as it continues its investigation of widespread money laundering in B.C. Questions to current and former politicians appearing before the commission included probes on whether claims…

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Former B.C. Cabinet Minister Denies Saying Government Knew About Casino Crime

April 30, 2021
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VANCOUVER—A former cabinet minister denies telling a gaming investigator that members of the B.C. Liberal government knew about illegal activities at casinos and were doing little to prevent the crimes. Kash Heed told a public inquiry into money laundering that he recalls a lunch in Victoria in 2009 with former gaming investigator Fred Pinnock, but…

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