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Wife of Ontario Lawyer Arrested in Ryan Wedding Case Testifies at Bail Hearing
Ontario lawyer Deepak Paradkar requests bail with $5 million pledge, GPS monitoring, and 24/7 house arrest amid U.S. extradition for aiding alleged cocaine kingpin Ryan Wedding.
- On Wednesday, Paradkar proposed strict bail conditions, including a $5 million joint pledge, house arrest, GPS monitoring, and surrendering his passport within 48 hours.
- Arrested under the Extradition Act, Paradkar is one of eight Canadians arrested last month in an FBI operation targeting Ryan Wedding, with U.S. officials alleging he advised on a federal witness murder and introduced traffickers.
- American authorities allege Deepak Paradkar used aliases including `cocaine_lawyer`, provided privileged court documents, and received bulk cash and luxury items, while Paradkar's wife testified she never saw such gifts or suspicious cash.
- Crown attorneys told Superior Court Justice Peter Bawden on Wednesday that Paradkar's detention is necessary for flight risk, public safety and confidence in the justice system, while his licence was suspended last week and he denies being a flight risk.
- A US$15-million State Department bounty highlights Ryan Wedding's international profile, with FBI Director Kash Patel calling him a `modern-day iteration of Pablo Escobar` and investigators releasing a new photo Tuesday.
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An Ontario lawyer, accused of extradition for his alleged role in an international drug trafficking network, pleaded his case on Wednesday, proposing to submit to the conditions he described as "more stringent" that he had experienced in his many decades of career.
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