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Title insurers need to be brought under anti-money laundering rules to fight against scam artists who impersonate homeowners to sell or mortgage their properties, a former insurance executive says. Tim Hyde, who spent years in the title insurance business in Ontario, said dozens of cases involving impersonators in Ontario and …
Read More »‘Red flags’ for money laundering raised in B.C. misconduct findings on honorary consul for Ukraine
A lawyer who also serves as the honorary consul for Ukraine in Vancouver committed professional misconduct when he helped complete 15 real estate deals referred to him by a convicted drug trafficker, the Law Society of B.C. Tribunal has found. Lubomir (Mir) Ihor Huculak failed to make reasonable inquiries about …
Read More »Long-awaited report on money laundering in B.C. to be released today
The final report from B.C.’s public inquiry on money laundering is set to be released Wednesday morning. The document from former B.C. Supreme Court Justice Austin Cullen, which runs more than 1,800 pages, is the culmination of a process that began three years ago. The formation of the Commission of …
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