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A Mississauga resident is accused of extortion, money laundering and the illegal lending of money at a criminal rate of interest within Ontario land-based casinos following a year-long loan-sharking investigation.
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Ontario Provincial Police say Project Evening – an investigation into loan-sharking activity at casinos within the GTA – was launched in the spring of 2024.
“This investigation was conducted by the OPP Game Protection and Anti-Money Laundering Unit and IEB Casino Investigations Unit in Toronto, in partnership with Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC),” the OPP said in a statement released Friday.
As a result of the investigation, police say OPP, Peel Regional Police and York Regional Police officers executed a search warrant at a residence in Mississauga.
A suspect was identified and arrested on Tuesday.
Thi Thao Ho, 43, is charged with criminal interest rate, extortion, laundering proceeds of crime and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
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