Chinese Gangs And Canadian Real Estate, The Odd Correlation

RCMP-CSIS analysts made some pretty bold claims in their 1997 Sidewinder report. The statement that Chinese Triads are manipulating real estate is one of the boldest. Back then, it seemed absurd that organized crime would focus on Canadian real estate. 20 years later, we wanted to take a look at just how crazy that seems now.

While we don’t have the ability to tap people’s phones, and open emails (thanks Harper!), we do have a metric s**t-ton of data. Sifting through this, there’s a pretty interesting correlation between  the crackdown on the triads, Macau casino revenues, Canadian real estate, and Canada’s banking loopholes.

RCMP-CSIS analysts made some pretty bold claims in their 1997 Sidewinder report. The statement that Chinese Triads are manipulating real estate is one of the boldest. Back then, it seemed absurd that organized crime would focus on Canadian real estate. 20 years later, we wanted to take a look at just how crazy that seems now.

While we don’t have the ability to tap people’s phones, and open emails (thanks Harper!), we do have a metric s**t-ton of data. Sifting through this, there’s a pretty interesting correlation between  the crackdown on the triads, Macau casino revenues, Canadian real estate, and Canada’s banking loopholes.  (more...)

Chinese Gangs And Canadian Real Estate, The Odd Correlation

So, is Canada the new Macau? What was Macau?

How China's Filthy Rich Use Macau To Launder Their Money

It's an old game, and the tentacles reach around the world:

“Bormann Jews” in Ukraine? And Israel? Gold Warriors, Bubie?

Bormann wrote the book on money-laundering

Sounds like some of the people I've gone to school and worked with.