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Chinese tofu-dreg construction
Tofu-dreg projects (豆腐渣工程) refer to Chinese infrastructure and buildings with extremely poor construction quality, often collapsing due to corruption, substandard materials, and rushed timelines. The term was coined in the 1990s. A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand in spring 2025. The temblor rattled buildings across the Thai capital of Bangkok, home to 142…
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Indian cement cartel unstuck
When India’s largest oil explorer opened a tender for a cement order in 2018 the competing bids were all exactly 7,000 rupees per metric ton. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation queried the bids and got a wry reply from an executive at India Cements. Seven was his “lucky number”. ONGC quietly lodged an antitrust case…
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Sandher Family Trust – Morteq Lending Corp
A ‘smoking gun’ legal matter. Bir Singh Sandher, Sukhwinderjit Kaur Sandher Principals include Bir Singh Sandher, brothers Sukhdev Singh Sandher and Rajinder Singh Sandher (R&K Sandher Orchards). Key Sandher holding and money laundering entity is Sandher Family Trust. Sukhdev Singh Sandher Tarsem Singh Goraya was President of the Kelowna Gurdwara Guru Amar Das in 2015.…
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Immigration consultant Raghbir Singh Bharowal
Immigration consultant Raghbir Singh Bharowal had his licence permanently revoked in 2024, but he gives no fuk about that … his firm is open — and expanding. Raghbir Singh Bharowal’s face is still plastered on the windows of his Surrey, B.C. immigration consultancy firm at 113 – 7475 135 Street. “Visa and Immigration Consultant” Bharowal…
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Hip hop artist Richie Stacks faces music
Richard Anderson Brewster, a.k.a Toronto hip hop artist Richie Stacks, was one of five people charged in a massive 2023 drug bust that took more than $1m of drugs off the streets. The trial of Richard Brewster, Leyla Ibrahim and Tequar Jones has been scheduled to take place over five days starting on Sept. 27,…
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BC charity status revoked over scheme
Tegemeza Support Society, a charity based in Surrey, B.C., has had its registration revoked after issuing more than $9.6m in receipts connected to a gifting arrangement. Tegemeza, an organization that supports vulnerable groups in Kenya, officially lost its charitable status on January 24 following an audit of its 2021 and 2022 tax filings. People who…
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Toronto cops arrested in organized crime investigation
A Toronto cop accused of leaking information about an Ontario corrections officer to a “key figure” of Toronto’s criminal network for the purpose of murdering him has been denied bail. Const. Timothy Barnhardt was remanded into custody following his bail hearing. Barnhardt, 56, is facing a total of 17 charges in connection with the investigation,…
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Raman Dua, Save Max Real Estate Inc.
Ontario’s real estate regulator has taken enforcement action against 4 Save Max brokerages after an investigation found millions were unlawfully removed from real estate trust accounts. $2.7m was improperly taken from the Mississauga-based brokerages’ trust accounts. RECO said the funds were used for purposes outside the terms of the trust, including loan payments, property management…
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Wallace & DiFiore – Mraiche operatives – update IV
There is a hearing pending involving Hassan Khalil Sam Mraiche employees James DiFiore and David Wallace. Mraiche lawyer Craig O. Alcock (coa@bdplaw.com) argued at the last appearance that neither of his clients work for MHCare or Sam Mraiche. There is rock solid evidence (recordings) to prove that false. The lying lawyer may be disbarred and/or…
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Bryan Ward, Scott Hutchison – Sam Mraiche lawyers
Former Alberta health authority board member Sandy Edmonstone is seeking to have Edmonton lawyer Bryan Ward held in contempt of court over his hand in a campaign of intimidation designed to corrupt the administration of justice. The application to cite Ward for contempt will be heard on February 17. Edmonstone says lawyer Bryan Ward directed…
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Gurjit Singh Jhajj
Denciti held their public meeting on the rezoning of Kelowna Springs last fall. They tried to jam through a ‘community meeting’ with no notice. Its said Kelowna City Council will have 480 Peno Road on the agenda very soon. One man in particular has an interest in the pending rezoning of the golf course, and…
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‘Punjabi Devils’ MC Stockton – Guilty
Jashanpreet Singh, 27, of Lodi, pleaded guilty to unlawfully dealing firearms and unlawfully possessing a machinegun. Singh was a founder of the ‘Punjabi Devils’ MC, a Stockton-based OMG. Cops also discovered a single “pineapple”-style capped and fused hand grenade. Jashanpreet Singh was charged with unlawful dealing of firearms; unlawful possession of a machine gun; and…
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Jawad Rathore, Vince Petrozza – Fortress Real Developments Inc.
Vince Petrozza, left, and Jawad Rathore in November 2014. Both were sentenced to five years in prison and $12.2m each for defrauding almost 800 investors of $31.1m over 4.5 years. The two co-founders of mortgage syndication company Fortress Real Developments Inc. were charged with fraud after a years-long RCMP investigation in 2022. Ex-CEO Jawad Rathore…
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Gurtaj Singh Sandher – ‘accolades I hold’ – update
“They forgot about the accolades I hold. The longevity and perseverance in the timelines. Like a star player returning from injury just operating and improving with the lights dimmed with a new playbook in hand.” “A new era on the horizon with more accolades to collect. The amnesia will wear off in due time.” One…
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Cop Harinder Sohi demoted for Sikh protest
Sergeant & former Peel media officer Harinder Sohi, who took part in a violent protest outside a Hindu temple in November 2024, was demoted for 6 months. Video footage circulating on social media showed Khalistani protestors punching and using flagpoles as weapons against Hindu worshippers November 3, 2024. Sohi appeared in video footage, joining in…