2 busted after cocaine seizure off Cork coast

Jamie Hardbron and Vitaliy Lapa.

Two appeared in court after the largest seizure of cocaine off the southern coast of Ireland in history. Gardaí say estimated street value is €150m. Cocaine was taken from the bulk cargo ship MV Matthew off County Cork.

2 busted after cocaine seizure off Cork coast

Jamie Hardbron and Vitaliy Lapa.

Two appeared in court after the largest seizure of cocaine off the southern coast of Ireland in history. Gardaí say estimated street value is €150m. Cocaine was taken from the bulk cargo ship MV Matthew off County Cork.

Vick Mander - Trust Capital - update IV

Ferraris worth $1m stolen in Ontario were seized by police near Edmonton and charged are our boys. Vicky (Vick) Mander, 35, is charged with two counts of fraudulent concealment and two counts of uttering a forged document. He was bailed out. Sheldon Gaspard Poirier, 31, is charged with four counts of possession of property obtained by crime, illegal possession of government documents, possessing a weapon contrary to an order, failing to comply with release conditions and fraudulent concealment. He remained caged. Boys appeared in court on Sept. 28 at the courthouse in Leduc.

W5 says the RCMP hasn't questioned money-man Vick Mander, and passengers have not been questioned either. This after the flight crew was detained for 8 months. Former RCMP investigator Gary Clement says he can’t understand why the RCMP is silent about a conspiracy to smuggle hundreds of kilos of cocaine into Canada. "This is not a complicated case." Crimes are conspiracy to import cocaine, money laundering, and proceeds of crime.

The corruption unveiled at the Punta Cana Airport has also been ignored by authorities.

Sheldon Gaspard Poirier

Pivot Airlines, a charter company based in Toronto, received an email sent by John Strudwick, the CFO of purported real estate investment firm Trust Capital. It was on the second charter trip in April when the Pivot Airlines crew discovered more than 210 kg of cocaine in the avionics bay of their plane. Multiple wire transfers showed that about $150k had been sent to Pivot through a numbered company in B.C. A corporate records search revealed that the director of that company was Edmonton resident Vick Mander.

See ---> Canadian flight crew escape Dominican Republic after 8 months

In Feb 2019 Vick Mander spoke of his cab driver father, Balwinder Mander, 54, who was assaulted. “That’s when the guy kind of woke up and said, ‘Why’d you bring me here?’ and started wailing shots”

Passenger Sheldon Gaspard Poirier was billed as an employee. He was linked to Mander and had a possession for the purpose of trafficking conviction in Alberta in 2020. W5 background checks on the remaining passengers from both flights chartered by Trust Capital found others with checkered pasts. Four of the 11 passengers from both flights had a history of being busted dealing drugs.Pivot Airlines handed over all the information it had on Trust Capital to the RCMP. No charges have emerged thus far.

YYZ@signatureflight.com

On the day that the flight was supposed to leave Punta Cana for Toronto, a manager at Signature Flight Support in Toronto contacted the Pivot Airlines’ CEO, asking him about the flight, saying the aircraft needed to go in for service the next day. Pivot Airlines found this strange. W5 video Here.

Vick Mander - Trust Capital - update IV

Ferraris worth $1m stolen in Ontario were seized by police near Edmonton and charged are our boys. Vicky (Vick) Mander, 35, is charged with two counts of fraudulent concealment and two counts of uttering a forged document. He was bailed out. Sheldon Gaspard Poirier, 31, is charged with four counts of possession of property obtained by crime, illegal possession of government documents, possessing a weapon contrary to an order, failing to comply with release conditions and fraudulent concealment. He remained caged. Boys appeared in court on Sept. 28 at the courthouse in Leduc.

W5 says the RCMP hasn't questioned money-man Vick Mander, and passengers have not been questioned either. This after the flight crew was detained for 8 months. Former RCMP investigator Gary Clement says he can’t understand why the RCMP is silent about a conspiracy to smuggle hundreds of kilos of cocaine into Canada. "This is not a complicated case." Crimes are conspiracy to import cocaine, money laundering, and proceeds of crime.

The corruption unveiled at the Punta Cana Airport has also been ignored by authorities.

Sheldon Gaspard Poirier

Pivot Airlines, a charter company based in Toronto, received an email sent by John Strudwick, the CFO of purported real estate investment firm Trust Capital. It was on the second charter trip in April when the Pivot Airlines crew discovered more than 210 kg of cocaine in the avionics bay of their plane. Multiple wire transfers showed that about $150k had been sent to Pivot through a numbered company in B.C. A corporate records search revealed that the director of that company was Edmonton resident Vick Mander.

See ---> Canadian flight crew escape Dominican Republic after 8 months

In Feb 2019 Vick Mander spoke of his cab driver father, Balwinder Mander, 54, who was assaulted. “That’s when the guy kind of woke up and said, ‘Why’d you bring me here?’ and started wailing shots”

Passenger Sheldon Gaspard Poirier was billed as an employee. He was linked to Mander and had a possession for the purpose of trafficking conviction in Alberta in 2020. W5 background checks on the remaining passengers from both flights chartered by Trust Capital found others with checkered pasts. Four of the 11 passengers from both flights had a history of being busted dealing drugs.Pivot Airlines handed over all the information it had on Trust Capital to the RCMP. No charges have emerged thus far.

YYZ@signatureflight.com

On the day that the flight was supposed to leave Punta Cana for Toronto, a manager at Signature Flight Support in Toronto contacted the Pivot Airlines’ CEO, asking him about the flight, saying the aircraft needed to go in for service the next day. Pivot Airlines found this strange. W5 video Here.

Wolfpack gangster Omid Mashinchi busted again

Omid Mashinchi has been hit with a lawsuit by the B.C. government seeking forfeiture of more than $190k in cash, high-end cars and jewelry. On March 16, VPD raided Mashinchi’s condo at 1011 West Cordova St. and found $191,010. They seized six Rolex watches and one Patek Philippe watch, two necklaces, three bracelets, keys to a Mercedes, a money-counting machine, score sheets for drug trafficking, three cellphones, a cryptocurrency wallet, and GPS tracking devices. In the storage locker for his unit, cops found fentanyl, more than 78 kg of MDMA, and more than 15 kg of meth. Also in the locker were four handguns.

Omid Mashinchi and fugitive Mo Rahimi

Omid Mashinchi last appeared here after being busted for money laundering in the U.S. Mashinchi has associated with B.C. gangsters for years, including leasing condos that were used both as stash houses and as residences. Mashinchi's leasing operations continued during his incarceration. Despite complaints that he was leasing 3rd party properties in buildings that didn't allow rentals, websites continued to send customers to Mashinchi's 'Residence Club'. It operated out of a townhouse at 867 Richards, three doors from a similar unit that Mashinchi bought for $1.5m.

B.C.’s anti-gang cops have come across Mashinchi and his properties often. For years Omid Mashinchi was associated with the Wolf Pack. He was a realtor with the Royalty Group from April 2009 until June 2016, when he gave up his licence. Despite not having a licence, Mashinchi continued to lease condos through the 'Residence Club'.

Wolfpack gangster Omid Mashinchi busted again

Omid Mashinchi has been hit with a lawsuit by the B.C. government seeking forfeiture of more than $190k in cash, high-end cars and jewelry. On March 16, VPD raided Mashinchi’s condo at 1011 West Cordova St. and found $191,010. They seized six Rolex watches and one Patek Philippe watch, two necklaces, three bracelets, keys to a Mercedes, a money-counting machine, score sheets for drug trafficking, three cellphones, a cryptocurrency wallet, and GPS tracking devices. In the storage locker for his unit, cops found fentanyl, more than 78 kg of MDMA, and more than 15 kg of meth. Also in the locker were four handguns.

Omid Mashinchi and fugitive Mo Rahimi

Omid Mashinchi last appeared here after being busted for money laundering in the U.S. Mashinchi has associated with B.C. gangsters for years, including leasing condos that were used both as stash houses and as residences. Mashinchi's leasing operations continued during his incarceration. Despite complaints that he was leasing 3rd party properties in buildings that didn't allow rentals, websites continued to send customers to Mashinchi's 'Residence Club'. It operated out of a townhouse at 867 Richards, three doors from a similar unit that Mashinchi bought for $1.5m.

B.C.’s anti-gang cops have come across Mashinchi and his properties often. For years Omid Mashinchi was associated with the Wolf Pack. He was a realtor with the Royalty Group from April 2009 until June 2016, when he gave up his licence. Despite not having a licence, Mashinchi continued to lease condos through the 'Residence Club'.

AirBit Club co-founder Pablo Rodriguez = 12 years

Pablo Rodriguez, co-founder of AirBit Club — a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that swindled investors of over $100m — has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy charges in March. Rodriguez preyed on unsophisticated investors with false promises that their funds were invested into legitimate cryptocurrency trading and mining operations. The convict was ordered to pay a forfeiture of $65m and to forfeit other items, including a total of 3,800 Bitcoin worth $100m. Rodriguez’s Irvine residence in California, $900k in cash seized from the property and nearly $1m previously held in escrow for a Gulfstream jet. Other defendants have also pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.

AirBit Club launched in 2015.

Investors were told that AirBit earned returns on trading and cryptocurrency mining and that they would earn guaranteed returns on their membership. By 2016, those wanting to withdraw money were met with excuses, delays and hidden fees and were told they must recruit new members to receive their money.

AirBit Club victims could view their “balances” on an online portal but the numbers were all fake and they couldn't withdraw funds.

AirBit Club co-founder Pablo Rodriguez = 12 years

Pablo Rodriguez, co-founder of AirBit Club — a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that swindled investors of over $100m — has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy charges in March. Rodriguez preyed on unsophisticated investors with false promises that their funds were invested into legitimate cryptocurrency trading and mining operations. The convict was ordered to pay a forfeiture of $65m and to forfeit other items, including a total of 3,800 Bitcoin worth $100m. Rodriguez’s Irvine residence in California, $900k in cash seized from the property and nearly $1m previously held in escrow for a Gulfstream jet. Other defendants have also pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.

AirBit Club launched in 2015.

Investors were told that AirBit earned returns on trading and cryptocurrency mining and that they would earn guaranteed returns on their membership. By 2016, those wanting to withdraw money were met with excuses, delays and hidden fees and were told they must recruit new members to receive their money.

AirBit Club victims could view their “balances” on an online portal but the numbers were all fake and they couldn't withdraw funds.