Played key role in crime ring that defrauded banks, court told
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Abdikadir Maane, 44, was sentenced to nine months in jail for conspiracy but has already served that time while in custody leading up to the trial. He has been released on supervised probation but immigration officials are planning to hold a deportation hearing.
Court was told that Maane was one of a number of Somalis who participated in a crime ring that defrauded Winnipeg banks of more than $200,000 three years ago.
They stole cheques and made counterfeit ones using state-of-the-art technology. Maane was one of a few people who played a key role by recruiting local women to open bank accounts that were used to launder the bogus cheques.
The court heard that Maane came to Canada about 20 years ago to escape torture he and his family experienced in Somalia.
Source: CBC, Mar 24, 2009