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Why an 18-Month Jail Sentence for Money Laundering in BC Is Hailed as a Major Milestone

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‘First sentencing in a decade in a B.C. money laundering case,’ says province’s anti-gang agencyPeter German, former deputy commissioner of the RCMP, speaks about his review of anti-money laundering practices in B.C. during a news conference in Vancouver on June 27, 2018. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck12/6/2025|Updated: 12/6/2025News AnalysisBritish Columbia, a province that has struggled with gang-related illicit funds and organized crime, may finally be turning the corner in its torturous, decades-long struggle to make headway in containing money laundering.Riley Donovan is a journalist based in British Columbia.Author’s Selected Articles

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