Top BC Lottery Corp. executives disagreed on province’s suspicious-cash directive, inquiry hears globalnews.ca/news/7614773/b… (And BCLC alternative cash theories vs ‘confirmation bias’)
1 During his cross-examination Tuesday, Desmarais was accused by B.C. government lawyer Jacqueline Hughes of downplaying the branch’s money-laundering concerns and constructing alternative theories to justify mysterious cash transactions that came predominantly from Chinese VIPs.
2. Hughes told the inquiry that Lightbody wrote back: “I completely agree with all your comments … I would suggest … reposition (the) document around misperception of money laundering.”
3. BC govt lawyer is basically building the case that Brad Desmarais and BCLC were — gaslighting GPEB, making up alternative facts to explain duffel bags of cash, and that loan sharks were not loan sharks. They were underground banking ‘facilitators’ helping foreigners bet in BC
4. A source contacted me, exasperated w. Desmarais ‘confirmation bias’ comment. In reality that is what @BCLC was doing to find any explanation for bags of 20s, the source said. @CullenInquiryBC
Negligence?
Negligence?
5. It goes without saying, there is a history of turning the word 'gambling' into 'gaming' and the word 'loan shark' into 'cash facilitator' --- Reality check. Loan sharks in the @BCLC casino context are connected to the most violent acts of extortion and crime.
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