There was quite the back and forth between Barber and BCLC counsel and GCG counsel. For anyone that sits in on court, you will be familiar with lawyer questioning to the effect, surely you will agree with me, or 'I'm going to suggest to you.' Here is one exchange.
1. GCG counsel: "Management at the River Rock put compliance above profit and indeed compliance was a top priority for the company. Do you have any reason to disagree with that?"
2. Rob Barber: "Yes, I disagree with that. I think that the entire industry was predicated on bringing money in devil may care how."
3. Barber had claimed, he believed that GCG mid-level brass was getting some sort of direction or pressure from the upper levels, on accepting the transactions, that Barber believed had to be drug money laundering (based on volume, wrapping, in his police experience.)
4. He said that he believed "98 per cent" of the massive cash buyins coming into River Rock was drug cash. And he said that 90 per cent of these style of transactions in all BC Lottery Corp. casinos, came to River Rock. So ...
5. Barber said: "I had a telling conversation with Mr. (Patrick) Ennis where he said he believed that if the government sent a letter to Great Canadian casino to stop taking the money he thought they would. My interpretation was he thought the money couldn’t be entirely clean
6. "... either or why would you be worried about it." Barber said his impression was Ennis and others were getting directions. Barber also said, that on the 50k threshold set by River Rock, against Fintrac laws, he perceived that they had some understanding with BCLC, and GPEB
7. couldn't tell River Rock to stop this. Only a BC govt letter could.
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