An alleged money launderer racked up millions of dollars in transactions at several Toronto-area casinos.
Branavan Kanapathipillai's more than $4 million deposits and withdrawals over several years raised flags at various casinos, but it wasn't until last fall that a nearly $100,000 cash buy-in was seized in Niagara Falls -- and he apparently left the country, court documents obtained by CTV News Toronto say.
The OPP instead seized the cash, the documents say, alleging he was in league with a loan shark. Officers alleged in court that Kanapathipillai had multiple drivers licenses, bank accounts, and aliases, and a two-decade history of fraud and other convictions. At One Toronto Gaming, which operates Casino Woodbine, Pickering Casino Resort, Great Blue Heron Casino and Hotel, and Casino Ajax, their anti-money laundering unit had documented 120 transactions totalling more than $3 million in 2021 and 2022.
"His withdrawal and financial transaction patterns were consistent with money laundering techniques that I have observed as an investigator," wrote Det. Constable Vic Jetvic in the affidavit.Figures released to CTV News Toronto through a Freedom of Information request show the number of suspicious transactions plummeted from $334 million in 2019 to $134 million in 2020, as the pandemic shuttered casinos.
And three new casinos were opened in 2022, which may also be adding to the total of suspicious transaction reports: Cascades Casino North Bay, Playtime Casino Wastage Beach and Pickering Casino Resort.
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