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To: Greg or e who wrote (7871)	6/28/2010 2:08:28 AM
From: average joe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 69300

The only thing queer thing around here is you Tinkerbell. How is life in Panama? How is the legal action coming along? Message 25943190 Message 25943737

To: Greg or e who wrote (7871)	6/1/2013 2:11:38 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 69300

Former spy watchdog Dr. Arthur Porter transferred to Panama's biggest prison Anne-Caroline Desplanques, QMI Agency Is this man a friend of yours? Message 25943190 Did he ever ask you to submit? Message 26099636 First posted: Friday, May 31, 2013 03:52 PM EDT \| Updated: Saturday, June 01, 2013 02:56 AM EDT Arthur Porter. (Panama Police Handout) Related Stories Former Canadian spy watchdog arrested in Panama Elites rush to cut ties with former spy watchdog Former spy watchdog, wife laundered millions overseas, say police PANAMA CITY — Dr. Arthur Porter, the embattled former head of Canada's spy watchdog, was transferred Friday to the largest penitentiary in Panama as he fights extradition to Canada. The former head of the Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC), who once threw lavish parties as he wooed Canada's political elite, now shares a cell with six other prisoners. His cellmates include Colombian drug traffickers, according to Alexis Munoz, an investigator for Panama's national police force. The 56-year-old oncologist and his wife Pamela were arrested en route to Trinidad Sunday for allegedly laundering money overseas as part of a $22.5-million Montreal bribery scandal. The alleged crimes took place when Porter was CEO of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). Police say top MUHC executives were bribed in the awarding of a $1.3-billion hospital construction contract. Porter has sought legal help from the onetime associate of a notorious Panamanian dictator. Lawyer Ricardo Bilonick is a convicted narcotics trafficker who had close ties to Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega before Bilonick testified against him at a trial two decades ago. In an interview with QMI Agency, Bilonick said Porter wants to challenge his extradition to "gain time to prepare his defence." "The Canadian government must prove that Mr. Porter has committed a crime or misdemeanour," Bilonick said. "According to the documents that we have at the moment, this is not the case. The application is poorly presented." Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Porter in 2010 to run the SIRC, which oversees the CSIS spy agency. Porter quit the post the following year amid conflict-of-interest allegations. His Panamanian lawyer plans to ask a judge to release him on bail. He believes his client's health could weigh in his favour before the local courts. Porter has said he has stage-four lung cancer. Also on Friday, more details emerged about the sort of Canadian financial dealings that have brought Porter under close scrutiny. QMI Agency has learned that Porter paid $288,730 in cash for a condo in Montreal's north end. His former secretary now lives in the unit. Porter bought the condo in January 2012, less than two months before he quit the MUHC amid questions about a failed African land deal and a controversial job offer he made to a senator who was also his boss. — With files from Brian Daly torontosun.com Elites rush to cut ties with former spy watchdog Former spy watchdog, wife laundered millions overseas, say police