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Warrants Issued: Alleged Organized Crime Money Launderer Attempted Fleeing Canada

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A man from Calgary who pleaded guilty to money laundering for organized crime and is waiting for sentencing might have attempted to escape the country. Arrest warrants have now been issued for him.

More than two years have passed since Talal Fouani entered a plea of guilt; however, he hasn’t received sentencing yet due to delays within the judicial proceedings.

In August 2022, shortly after being accused of money laundering, Fouani and his spouse were seated in their Bentley when a man approached the car and shot at them both.

Nakita Baron passed away, Fouani sustained injuries but remained alive.

Michael Tyrel Arnold, hailing from Edmonton, was found guilty of murder and attempted murder after a trial took place earlier this year.

Fouani thinks the shooting is connected to the charges he has pending in court.

On Friday, Fouani was scheduled to appear in court but failed to show up.

‘It’s possible he tried to exit Canada’

Federal prosecutor Shelley Tkatch requested Judge Karim Jivraj to issue an arrest warrant for Fouani.

“Typically, Mr. Fouani has been quite punctual about appearing,” Tkatch stated.

I’ve been informed that he might have tried to exit Canada several weeks back.

Jivraj honored the Crown’s request and issued the warrants.

Fouani no longer possesses legal representation.

Yoav Niv, who initially represented him, withdrew from the case when the judge rejected the request to have another attorney appointed. Earlier, Fouani informed the court that he had exhausted his funds after spending $500,000 on legal costs with Mr. Niv.

Co-accused’s charges stayed

Fouani and his second attorney, Greg Dunn, have recently gone their separate ways.

The case returned to court on Friday for the judge to receive an update on whether Fouani has secured a new legal representative ahead of a three-day sentencing hearing scheduled for August.

Fouani’s beliefs were connected to a police inquiry into an extensive, international drug smuggling ring that involved Mexican cartels.

When the charges were filed, the police stated that this $55 million drug seizure, which involved almost one metric ton of methamphetamine and six kilograms of cocaine, marked the biggest such operation in Alberta’s history.

In August, mere weeks prior to Fouani’s hearing in Jordan, the situation was as follows:
The crown maintained the charges against his fellow accused.
including the purported head of the criminal organization, Ricco King.

Fouani has consistently voiced his dissatisfaction because he faced potential imprisonment while many of his fellow accused had their charges dismissed.

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