US EditionLawyers to make submissions at bail hearing for man accused in Ryan Wedding case
Sokolovski, accused of managing drug money via his jewellery business, faces extradition after arrest in a probe linked to fugitive Ryan Wedding's billion-dollar trafficking network.
- On Jan. 21, 2026, lawyers were expected to make submissions at a bail hearing for Rolan Sokolovski, an Ontario jeweller and former professional poker player seeking release ahead of his extradition hearing.
- U.S. authorities allege Rolan Sokolovski served as the `de facto bank` for the criminal enterprise, overseeing bookkeeping and laundering drug money through Diamond Tsar.
- In court filings last week, prosecutors pressed Sokolovski on his finances and four proposed sureties, while the DOJ alleged he controls `tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars` in assets and poses a flight risk.
- The investigation centers on fugitive Ryan Wedding, a former Team Canada snowboarder, added to the FBI most-wanted list last year, with allegations of transporting hundreds of kilograms of cocaine and ordering hits, according to investigators.
- The arrest is one of eight made in November as part of the broader probe targeting fugitive Ryan Wedding and his alleged billion-dollar drug-trafficking network.
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Toronto jeweller accused in Ryan Wedding case not a flight risk, his lawyers argue
Lawyers for an Ontario man accused of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars for an international drug smuggling ring are arguing in court today that he wouldn't pose a flight risk if released on bail.
Rolan Sokolovski's lawyers, who is accused of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars, are expected to make their submissions today.
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Lawyers for man accused in Ryan Wedding case argue he's not a flight risk
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Lawyers to make submissions at bail hearing for man accused in Ryan Wedding case – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Lawyers are expected to make their submissions today at a bail hearing for an Ontario man accused of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars for an international drug smuggling ring. Rolan Sokolovski, a jeweller and former professional poker player, is seeking to be released ahead of his extradition hearing. Sokolovski is one of eight Canadians arrested in November as part of an ongoing investigation targeting fugitive Ryan Wedding,…
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