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News (Media Awareness Project) - Canada: Judge Sentenced For Laundering Drug Cash |
| Title: | Canada: Judge Sentenced For Laundering Drug Cash |
| Published On: | 1999-02-28 |
| Source: | Chicago Tribune (IL) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-06 12:17:12 |
JUDGE SENTENCED FOR LAUNDERING DRUG CASH
MONTREAL, CANADA -- A Quebec Superior Court judge has been sentenced to 3
years in prison for laundering more than $1 million in drug money.
Robert Flahiff, 51, was convicted of laundering the money between 1989 and
1991 while he was a lawyer for a cocaine dealer.
The judge, free on bail pending an appeal, is still receiving his salary
despite his suspension from the bench two years ago. He became a judge in
1993.
Flahiff's defense lawyers had pleaded for leniency, but Quebec Court Judge
Serge Boisvert said Friday the offense deserved a stiff sentence.
According to testimony, Flahiff began taking satchels of cash to a branch of
the Bank of Montreal in 1989. A former bank official testified Flahiff was
allowed to enter the branch after business hours with a sports bag
containing thousands of dollars.
The bills were turned into bank drafts that ended up in Swiss banks.
MONTREAL, CANADA -- A Quebec Superior Court judge has been sentenced to 3
years in prison for laundering more than $1 million in drug money.
Robert Flahiff, 51, was convicted of laundering the money between 1989 and
1991 while he was a lawyer for a cocaine dealer.
The judge, free on bail pending an appeal, is still receiving his salary
despite his suspension from the bench two years ago. He became a judge in
1993.
Flahiff's defense lawyers had pleaded for leniency, but Quebec Court Judge
Serge Boisvert said Friday the offense deserved a stiff sentence.
According to testimony, Flahiff began taking satchels of cash to a branch of
the Bank of Montreal in 1989. A former bank official testified Flahiff was
allowed to enter the branch after business hours with a sports bag
containing thousands of dollars.
The bills were turned into bank drafts that ended up in Swiss banks.
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