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| Subject: BOGUS IMMIGRATION COUNSELOR MOHAMMED WANLI ARRESTE |
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Mohammed WANLI of ATO Immigration Services was arrested.
On April 23, 2008 members of the Vancouver Police Department Financial Crime Section took WANLI into custody.
9 counts of FRAUD have been laid by Commercial Crime Crown Counsel.
Crown Counsel is requesting that the charged/accused be remanded/held in jail until trial.
Respectfully,
Financial Crime Squad
Vancouver Police Department
312 Main Street
Vancouver BC V6A2T2
[10-05-2008,14:22]
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Art Buchanen |
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(in reply to: BOGUS IMMIGRATION COUNSELOR MOHAMMED WANLI ARRESTE)
My Morning Rant
What gets me when these posts come up from time to time the victims appear so angel like, WHY?
When one gets involved with someone doing Immigration Business out of their own residence do not the majority have warning bells going off in their heads?
When anyone recommends something that sounds and is too good to be true does not warning bells go off?
I have always said check and get references.
I have always said check the representatives reputation.
I have always said check whether or not they are authorized and for the last four years CIC has even posted that on their web site.
I got interviewed on Friday by the Globe and Mail for an article regarding MOC?s about a Marriages of Convenience. The reporter Bill Currey asked why do people enter into a MOC and pay so much money. I replied they do that because they have no other way of getting in as easily!!!!!!!!!
The issue here is the same, (most) of these people who have [allegedly] been defrauded knew that what was being promised was highly unlikely unless someone did something under the table.
WHEN ONE GETS INTO BED WITH A CROOK EXPECT NO GOOD TO COME FROM IT.
SO THERE ARE BAD PEOPLE IN ALL PROFESSIONS, SO WHAT.
With the internet and all the other information sources out there these angelic victims had to be aware of more details then what they are letting on.
No one can solve all immigration clients problems and this forum is a test of that.
Some Immigration applicants try to bend the rules too far.
Some Immigration applicants make a mess of their applications themselves.
Some Immigration applicants do not tell the truth or all of the relevant information to their representatives.
How many questions on residency requirements have been posted here. WELL?
How many questions about bringing their partner into Canada as a single visitor and then submitting the spousal sponsorship are there?
ETC.
Why were these buyers not being aware of the circumstances.
A con needs someone gullible enough or greedy enough to be conned.
Some are probably real victims. I just can´t believe that all of the supposed victims did not know more then what they are telling.
Normally the biggest con artist in my business are ethnics stealing from their own ethnic community because the victims want certain things done that are illegal.
What must also be looked at is that certain individuals will do almost anything to get a PR card. It is not unheard of that certain individuals will pay $35,000.00 for a sponsor of a MOC.
Recently an illegal man from India living in Mississauga paid several thousand dollars to a person in a coffee shop to bribe a CIC official to get Landed status.
Then he was provided with a letter that stated he need to come to an Immigration office to receive his Landing at Mississauga CIC.
When he arrived he was arrested because there was a warrant for his arrest. Then he says this is so wrong and he wants to stay in Canada to get his bribe money back. LOL
He and his community claimed in the Toronto Star this is happening to too many people in his community. The scam started at his stall he had at a local flee market.
I was telling all of my clients every time when they complimented my office see it is not a coffee shop but check references.
Roy
www.cvimmigration.com
[11-05-2008,12:08]
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Roy |
A master Con (in reply to: BOGUS IMMIGRATION COUNSELOR MOHAMMED WANLI ARRESTE)
Victims do not have the privilege of knowing someone is a con. They are not in the profession they seek help from nor expect to be conned. Victims trust a professional, who in this case, had an office in Vancouver, a secretary, stationary, business cards and references.
Prior to 2006 there were NO warnings on the internet or otherwise regarding Mohammed Wanli.
This man is master at what he does. Victims should neither be ashamed nor fearful that they have been duped. The point of these postings are to help those victims who may be to ashamed, embarrassed or fearful to come forward and report his abuse.
To blame the victims is not only ill informed but it boarders on psychopathic like Mohammed Wanli himself.
Webster describes the psychopath as: one with a lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships with extreme egocentricity. One with no conscience, remorse or ability to feel for others.
I might urge other to avoid individuals, companies, practices or firms which exhibit such behavior, verbally or written.
Article # 1
Vancouver Sun Aricle
By David Baines
Published May 7, 2007
´Immigration consultant´ once again behind bars
David Baines
Vancouver Sun
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
A self-styled immigration consultant who has a history of defying the law has been returned to jail after his surety had second thoughts and decided to revoke the security he had put up for his release.
Mohammed Bassale Wanli, 49, was arrested on April 30 by members of the Vancouver police department´s financial crimes unit and charged with nine counts of fraud.
Crown counsel Mark Canofari opposed his release on grounds that he is a continuing danger to the public and represents a flight risk, but Vancouver Provincial Court judge William Kitchen decided -- for no discernible reason -- to set bail at $50,000.
Within days, Wanli had persuaded a Vancouver man to post a $50,000 surety, and he was set free.
This was a most distressing development, not only for me, but also for his many victims -- not to mention Det.-Const. Michele Hanna, who has spent a great deal of time and effort to get this repeat offender to a place where he can do no harm.
Wanli is a Syrian who emigrated to the United States in the 1980s. By 1993, he had amassed six criminal convictions and was jailed multiple times for fraud, theft and false representation.
U.S. authorities ordered him to put up a $10,000 bond pending a deportation hearing, but instead of appearing at the hearing, he fled to Canada.
Upon entering Canada in 1999, he claimed refugee status and, despite his extensive criminal record, was granted it. This was the first missed opportunity: He should have been booted at that juncture.
Wanli then established an immigration consulting business called ATO Immigration, falsely held himself out as a lawyer, and began preying on immigrants who were desperate to stay in Canada.
In November 2000, the B.C. Law Society obtained an injunction to stop him from representing himself as a lawyer, but he persisted. In December 2007, a B.C. Supreme Court judge found him in contempt of that order and fined him $7,500.
Meanwhile, he was busy defrauding people in his property management business. In February 2003, he was charged and convicted on four counts of fraud, handed 12 months probation, and ordered to pay $12,100 restitution.
This was the second missed opportunity. In view of his criminal record in the United States and Canada, he should have been immediately deported.
But he was free once again to prey upon people. And sure enough, complaints came flooding into the financial crimes unit. Police recommended dozens of charges. So far, the Crown has only approved nine, but more are expected.
Despite this horrific backdrop, Judge Kitchen thought it was perfectly reasonable to grant Wanli bail. This was the third missed opportunity to keep Wanli a safe distance from society.
Wanli immediately got on the phone and persuaded Donald Ruttan, who is elderly with limited education and literacy, to spring him from jail.
Fortunately, in my view, Ruttan had a change of heart and revoked his bail, which had the effect of nullifying the bail order. Wanli was arrested at his home on Saturday morning and returned to jail.
Today, Crown counsel Canofari will argue in court that Wanli represents a clear and present danger and should be kept behind bars until the charges are heard. Let´s hope the judge listens. Let´s also hope that, if Wanli is eventually convicted, immigration officials will immediately deport him.
[24-05-2008,13:59]
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Art Buchanen |
Article #2 (in reply to: BOGUS IMMIGRATION COUNSELOR MOHAMMED WANLI ARRESTE)
Below is the Vancouver Sun Article, from Saturday April 25, 2008
Convicted in the U.S., ?consultant? carries on here
David Baines
Vancouver Sun
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Mohammed Bassale Wanli, a self-described immigration consultant, has been charged and convicted of numerous crimes and misdemeanors, but he keeps popping up like one of those whack-a-mole games at the PNE midway.
Wanli, 49, is a Syrian who emigrated to the United States in the 1980s and promptly embarked on a life of crime. By 1993, he had racked up six criminal convictions in Minnesota and was jailed multiple times for credit card fraud, false representation, auto theft and "theft by swindle."
At one point, he had five outstanding warrants for his arrest. U.S. authorities ordered him to put up a $10,000 bond pending a deportation hearing, which he did, but instead of appearing at the hearing, he skipped off to Canada.
Upon entering Canada in 1999, he claimed refugee status and, despite his extensive criminal record, was granted it. He set himself up as an immigration counselor under the rubric of ATO Immigration with an office in downtown Vancouver. A man of many pretenses, he also set up ATO Property Management Services, ATO Tracing Services, ATO Divorce Services, ATO Collection Services, ATO Process Services, and ATO Investigative Services.
Within a few months, B.C. Law Society officials learned he was falsely holding himself out to be a lawyer. In November 2000, they obtained an injunction against him, but he continued his duplicitous ways. In December 2007, a B.C. Supreme Court judge found him in contempt and fined him $7,500.
Meanwhile, he was busy defrauding people in his property management business. In February 2003, he was charged and convicted of four counts of fraud, handed 12 months probation and ordered to pay $12,100 restitution.
Clients and creditors also bombarded him with civil suits, and filed multiple complaints with the Better Business Bureau, which he failed to respond to. In many cases, Wanli bullied and intimidated his pursuers by launching frivolous lawsuits against them. On one occasion, in November 2001, he was charged with issuing a threat.
Numerous complaints were filed with the Vancouver Police Department. In 2005, the VPD Financial Crimes unit began an investigation, culminating last week with nine counts of fraud against Wanli. Insp. Kevin McQuiggan, head of the financial crimes unit, said the investigation is continuing and "there could be more charges."
On Wednesday, Wanli was arrested and jailed. On Friday morning, he appeared in Vancouver Provincial Court for a bail hearing. Crown counsel Mark Canofari asked Judge William Kitchen to refuse bail on grounds that he was a flight risk and a danger to the public. The judge disagreed, setting bail at $50,000.
Wanli -- despite being in the prisoner?s box and wearing jail-house red -- acted like it was all a walk in the park. He even tried, unsuccessfully, to bargain the judge down to $10,000. It is, of course, a total outrage that this man was allowed into our country in the first place.
[24-05-2008,15:22]
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Art Buchanen |
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