Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 30, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba November 1996 payoff among highest but seized goods scant bootlegged be seized near the Border gets the once Over from then ramp officer Wyman v 1 r of Lynes cattle ipod for ramp Are claiming alleged reporter the ramp agreed to pay a Manitoba Man up to for information that resulted in six arrests and the seizure of in smuggled american liquor and what the mounties got Ever made to an informant in it is More than twice what informants were paid in two recent drug probes operations dealer and which led to the arrests of 27 traffickers and the seizure of More than million in heroin and including a rocket in the liquor operation nicknamed operation six people arrested and 300 cases of smuggled american liquor along with 50 cases of two handguns were also lawyers representing some of those charged in the Case Are questioning the mounties1 were not talking about heroin and cocaine said lawyer Jay who represents two of the were talking about a product canadians can legally buy in the its frightening to me that they can spend that kind of Money on a liquor the payment was strongly defended by Keith head of the ramps economic crime which conducted operation i guess that will go to the court of Public opinion whether we were right or wrong but we certainly Felt it was Thorn at the time of the the mounties said they believed the operation under investigation involved at least cases of illegal liquor Over the they maintain that position to this Clyde who beads the group of Federal Crown attorneys prosecuting the decode refused to discuss the payment under the terms of the informant John Melvin of the Manitoba Community of was paid in May 1995 at the Start of the another at the Midway Point and on upon the successful completion of the investigation when the see his Story on Page arrests were make t the a maximum of also Calls for Mckay to receive a month until All the suspects have gone through Mckay has so far received almost the remainder of the is to be paid out when All suspects have gone to court probably next summer when the last two cases Are to be Heardt Mckay was a paid agent in the meaning he took an Active role by setting up Ana making liquor and tobacco purchases in addition to providing police although the agreement allows the mounties to unilaterally reduce the sources say this is a Standard but Little used provision to protect the mounties in Case an informants information is bogus or the investigation Falls Bond denied charges stayed or dropped As part of the Deal with but he added i wont Tell you about never Laid that frankly none of your Thorn said that As far As Hes aware there was no charge stayed or City firms stocks t t Tinni pigs can West glob has been 8t forefront of if a Market surge that has seen the tar onto Stock Exchange set 63 records this year closing the week above the Point since can West global communications has led communications jumping 65 per by Thomson press has seen its Stock climb about 60 per recently announced net earnings toe per were up i whopping 4s 2 per cent to its the 10th consecutive year that can West has set records for revenues and ing fuelled by record Low interest rates and a growing North in Toronto 10 oh4 groups Rose us radio of million in new stocks Roee As inter get Ratee Wmk coping of the beet months Ever for the pow Jones Industrial which made a stunning Advance of 49232 but while there seems to be no end to great said David Christian an adviser with investment firm so Yunko cot Ltd in Wir youve been ache party few a but its flame of caution if to taxes Iii crime extortion letter wore balding bad Guys prints Bydal Kuxhaus Law courts grasping for a 28yearold Winnipeg Man has ended up with a two year sentence for extor his deep seated fear of los ing his hair has controlled his the mans Bruce told a provincial court judge this so much that when his precious strands began to fall out last he traded in his beloved Harley Davidson motorcycle for the transplant didst desperate for a second seed ing with no Man targeted his recently wid owed demanded the balding bad believing there was estate Money to be the 57 year old woman an Anonymous five Page letter demanding it was to be dropped off in a phone Box on an elevator in a Portage Avenue of f ice if you dont we will kill your it the aunt called a dusting of the note much to her her nephews the Man was arrested earlier this year and pleaded guilty to sentencing was delayed to Complete a psychiatric Efalua doctors found he suffered from no discernible mental than his obsession with his ing luxurious mane Crown attorney Colleen Mcduff f asked the court to Send him to the extortion itself was provincial court judge Ray mond Karris decided on a unit based sentence of two years less a he prohibited me Man from having any tact with his i cant understand your Harris told the As you can see Ive lost some in the Man sported a luxurious mane of hair 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