Edmonton cops seize 700 catalytic converters

Cops looked at A1 Scrap Metal Recycling as part of a drug trafficking investigation in mid 2022. They noted “drug transactions conducted directly from the business,” located at 88 Street and 61 Ave. It was 'one stop' for thieves to convert stolen goods into drugs. 1.4kg of fentanyl, 2kg of cocaine, a loaded 9mm Glock handgun, 700 catalytic converters, and cash was seized.

Tekie Awte, 27, is charged with 8 drug and gun charges, as well as breaches. He was busted for the same in 2020. It was 462 stolen catalytic converters last time out for Awte.

Meron Semere Okbamichael, 28, and Simon Semere Okbamichael, 26, were also nailed.

Edmonton cops seize 700 catalytic converters

Cops looked at A1 Scrap Metal Recycling as part of a drug trafficking investigation in mid 2022. They noted “drug transactions conducted directly from the business,” located at 88 Street and 61 Ave. It was 'one stop' for thieves to convert stolen goods into drugs. 1.4kg of fentanyl, 2kg of cocaine, a loaded 9mm Glock handgun, 700 catalytic converters, and cash was seized.

Tekie Awte, 27, is charged with 8 drug and gun charges, as well as breaches. He was busted for the same in 2020. It was 462 stolen catalytic converters last time out for Awte.

Meron Semere Okbamichael, 28, and Simon Semere Okbamichael, 26, were also nailed.

Jefferson Randolph Smith - Soapy Smith

Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith was an American con artist and gangster. Smith gained notoriety through his "prize soap racket" in which he would sell bars of soap with prize money hidden in some of the bars. Through sleight-of-hand he would ensure that only gang members won a prize. Soapy Smith built three successive criminal empires in Denver and Creede, and in Skagway, Alaska. When the Klondike Gold Rush began in 1897, Smith moved his operations. His three-card monte and pea-and-shell games on the White Pass Trail weren't appreciated by the Miner's Committee. Smith left and didn't return to Skagway until late January 1898. On July 4, 1898, Smith rode as marshal of the Fourth Division of the parade leading his thugs on his gray horse. On the grandstand, he sat beside the territorial governor.

'Soapy' Smith in morgue, Skagway, July 8, 1898.

Smith had problems in Skagway soon after. “Soapy got drunk and went out to fight them all. Arriving at the place where an indignation meeting was being held, Soapy found five men guarding the entrance. He rapped Frank Reid, the city engineer, over the head with a rifle. Reid snapped his pistol at Soapy and Soapy shot him in the groin. Standing on one foot Reid put three bullets into Soapy, killing him instantly.”

At 38 years old, Soapy was shot dead with a bullet through the heart.

Jefferson Randolph Smith - Soapy Smith

Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith was an American con artist and gangster. Smith gained notoriety through his "prize soap racket" in which he would sell bars of soap with prize money hidden in some of the bars. Through sleight-of-hand he would ensure that only gang members won a prize. Soapy Smith built three successive criminal empires in Denver and Creede, and in Skagway, Alaska. When the Klondike Gold Rush began in 1897, Smith moved his operations. His three-card monte and pea-and-shell games on the White Pass Trail weren't appreciated by the Miner's Committee. Smith left and didn't return to Skagway until late January 1898. On July 4, 1898, Smith rode as marshal of the Fourth Division of the parade leading his thugs on his gray horse. On the grandstand, he sat beside the territorial governor.

'Soapy' Smith in morgue, Skagway, July 8, 1898.

Smith had problems in Skagway soon after. “Soapy got drunk and went out to fight them all. Arriving at the place where an indignation meeting was being held, Soapy found five men guarding the entrance. He rapped Frank Reid, the city engineer, over the head with a rifle. Reid snapped his pistol at Soapy and Soapy shot him in the groin. Standing on one foot Reid put three bullets into Soapy, killing him instantly.”

At 38 years old, Soapy was shot dead with a bullet through the heart.

Montreal HA Daniel André Giroux tells parole board what's up

Daniel André Giroux, 52, was sentenced to seven years in prison in July 2021 after pleading guilty to gangsterism and drug trafficking. After pre-trial custody, he had 30 months left, and he was released at two-thirds of his sentence. Because the biker represents a risk to society, the parole board imposed conditions. Giroux must stay in a halfway house, disclose his financial transactions, not communicate with any individual involved in a criminal organization or having a criminal history, and he will not be able to go to bars or consume drugs and alcohol. Giroux argued this was illegal and violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, that there is no applicable law that allows for the imposition of special conditions, and that he "does not and will not consent" to them.

The PCB was unimpressed and had other ideas. Daniel André Giroux can either abide by his conditions or return to prison.

Montreal HA Daniel André Giroux tells parole board what's up

Daniel André Giroux, 52, was sentenced to seven years in prison in July 2021 after pleading guilty to gangsterism and drug trafficking. After pre-trial custody, he had 30 months left, and he was released at two-thirds of his sentence. Because the biker represents a risk to society, the parole board imposed conditions. Giroux must stay in a halfway house, disclose his financial transactions, not communicate with any individual involved in a criminal organization or having a criminal history, and he will not be able to go to bars or consume drugs and alcohol. Giroux argued this was illegal and violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, that there is no applicable law that allows for the imposition of special conditions, and that he "does not and will not consent" to them.

The PCB was unimpressed and had other ideas. Daniel André Giroux can either abide by his conditions or return to prison.

Westridge HA William McCabe busted for cocaine - revisited

William McCabe, then 47, was busted along with 7 others in 2018. They faced numerous charges after being arrested for their roles in a cocaine distribution network across northern Alberta. Five kg of cocaine, a half-kilogram of the buffing agent phenacetin, cannabis resin, and a handgun were seized along with vehicles, motorcycles and $13k.

McCabe died May 14, 2020 before facing justice. He was listed as owner of Three Monkeys Tattoo where disgraced Dustin Swanson landed after killing an innocent man in Greece on an HA world run in 2015.

It was the first time ever for Alberta cops to lay an instructing a criminal organization charge against a current member of the Hells Angels. Police say McCabe was the “primary facilitator” of the drug network.

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Three Monkeys Tattoo 2:08 PM (5 minutes ago) to me " You are a troll. Lol. Keep fantasizing thinking you are something. haha" See ----->3 Alberta Hells Angels charged with murder in Greece

Westridge HA William McCabe busted for cocaine - revisited

William McCabe, then 47, was busted along with 7 others in 2018. They faced numerous charges after being arrested for their roles in a cocaine distribution network across northern Alberta. Five kg of cocaine, a half-kilogram of the buffing agent phenacetin, cannabis resin, and a handgun were seized along with vehicles, motorcycles and $13k.

McCabe died May 14, 2020 before facing justice. He was listed as owner of Three Monkeys Tattoo where disgraced Dustin Swanson landed after killing an innocent man in Greece on an HA world run in 2015.

It was the first time ever for Alberta cops to lay an instructing a criminal organization charge against a current member of the Hells Angels. Police say McCabe was the “primary facilitator” of the drug network.

threemonkeystattoo17@gmail.com

Three Monkeys Tattoo 2:08 PM (5 minutes ago) to me " You are a troll. Lol. Keep fantasizing thinking you are something. haha" See ----->3 Alberta Hells Angels charged with murder in Greece

Timothy Craig Durkin - real estate scammer deported

A deportation order against Timothy Craig Durkin was issued Jan. 18. The BCSC ruled that he defrauded an investor of $1m. In 2013, a grand jury in Alabama indicted him and three others for a Ponzi scheme. Durkin moved to Canada a few months before the indictment. His associates were convicted and sentenced to 5 years. US prosecutors dropped the charges against Durkin last year because of issues with jurisdiction and witness availability.

Durkin thought that would work to his advantage. He was wrong.

Timothy Craig Durkin is best known for his fraudulent, six-year legal battle over ownership of the Sooke Harbour House hotel. On April 22, 2021. Durkin filed a lawsuit for defamation and privacy tort against a journalist who busted him. He sued others with no role in the story. The case was eventually dismissed but costs are uncollectible. Durkin sued Facebook in the summer of 2020 for $50m after a profile featuring his criminal mug appeared on the platform.

In a scathing decision, the judge described Durkin as a "garden-variety bully" who is "entirely unencumbered by ordinary norms of morality, integrity and decency." The judge noted that Durkin swore false affidavits.

See ----->https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/the-man-who-stole-a-hotel

Timothy Craig Durkin - real estate scammer deported

A deportation order against Timothy Craig Durkin was issued Jan. 18. The BCSC ruled that he defrauded an investor of $1m. In 2013, a grand jury in Alabama indicted him and three others for a Ponzi scheme. Durkin moved to Canada a few months before the indictment. His associates were convicted and sentenced to 5 years. US prosecutors dropped the charges against Durkin last year because of issues with jurisdiction and witness availability.

Durkin thought that would work to his advantage. He was wrong.

Timothy Craig Durkin is best known for his fraudulent, six-year legal battle over ownership of the Sooke Harbour House hotel. On April 22, 2021. Durkin filed a lawsuit for defamation and privacy tort against a journalist who busted him. He sued others with no role in the story. The case was eventually dismissed but costs are uncollectible. Durkin sued Facebook in the summer of 2020 for $50m after a profile featuring his criminal mug appeared on the platform.

In a scathing decision, the judge described Durkin as a "garden-variety bully" who is "entirely unencumbered by ordinary norms of morality, integrity and decency." The judge noted that Durkin swore false affidavits.

See ----->https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/the-man-who-stole-a-hotel

DoJ says it 'hacked the hackers' - Hive Ransomware nailed

The FBI revealed it had secretly hacked and disrupted a prolific ransomware gang called Hive, a maneuver that allowed the bureau to thwart the group from collecting more than $130m in ransomware from more than 300 victims. Government hackers broke into Hive's network and put the gang under surveillance, surreptitiously stealing the digital keys the group used to unlock victim data. They were then able to alert victims in advance so they could take steps to protect their systems before Hive demanded the payments. Over the years, Hive has targeted more than 1,500 victims in 80 different countries, and collected more than $100m in ransom. There were no arrests.

Hive was responsible for at least 11 incidents involving U.S. government organizations, schools, and healthcare providers last year. Hive thrived on targeting hospitals. Hive was initially observed in June 2021. During 2021, Hive made headlines when it attacked Europe's largest consumer electronics retailer, MediaMarkt. The Hive leak site, dubbed "HiveLeaks", was hosted in the dark web and remained stable compared with other leak sites. Any person with access to the TOR URL could access it publicly, as it is not protected by any passwords. To further pressure their victims to pay, affiliates would publish details of the breach and data stolen and use a countdown to add urgency if payments are not met in time (double extortion). Hive server's Application Programming Interface (API) has also been seized by the authorities, indicating a complete takedown of the gang's infrastructure.