It wouldn't surprise me if Dominic Milotte was crooked too. I'm not sure if he is still working there or not or if that joint AMF/RCMP task force even still exists. The article about the task force was taken off the RCMP website this year
I found the part about Neal Mukherjee's superior, Fabrice Benoît, very interesting.
Fabrice Benoît was the investigation director of insider trading and market manipulation at the AMF from 2008 - 2011 so he would have most definitely been a part of any investigations into Eric Van Nguyen, John Babikian, Tony Papa, and the others.
After Fabrice Benoit left the AMF in 2011 to go back to practicing law in the private sector, Eric Van Nguyen apparently became a client of his. Eric obviously trusted Benoit very much which I think says a lot about what might have been going on while Benoit was still at the AMF. Was Fabrice Benoît also looking out for Eric Van Nguyen's best interests while he was still at the AMF?
How many other influential people at the AMF were a part of protecting Eric and John and the others running stock promotions on penny stocks out of the Montreal area?
I don't think there is any question that individuals with lots of influence at the AMF were working for the crooks instead of against them.
I think there is going to be more coming out about corrupt regulators in Quebec and Ottawa in the future.
Neal Mukherjee, CPA, CMA, CFF, CFE has over 18 years of experience in accounting and finance. He is a chartered professional accountant, and he is accredited as a Certified Financial Forensic and a Certified Fraud Examiner.
In 2015, Neal founded NumaCode Consulting which provides forensic investigation and accounting services to the financial services and legal sectors. Prior to founding NumaCode Consulting, Neal was an investigator and securities analyst for the Québec securities regulator, l'Autorité des marchés financiers. As an investigator, he worked on a variety of cases involving compliance issues, financial statement fraud, ponzi schemes, market manipulation and insider trading. He has analyzed large sets of trading data in order to identify weaknesses in adhering to Universal Market Integrity Rules. Many of his cases spanned several jurisdictions involving North American and European counterparts. Neal also worked as a tax auditor and investigator for the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency.
As a forensic accountant, Neal has assisted various law enforcement agencies in dealing with complex financial issues in a criminal setting and in providing expert witness reports. His work also included cases involving money laundering. As a financial analyst, Neal has provided forecasting, budgeting and large data analysis services, as well as the development of financial reporting systems and internal control systems.
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wonder if Eric or Babikian will be one of his clients.