For the first time in Canadian history, a lawyer has pleaded guilty to participating in the illicit activities of a criminal organization.
Vernon lawyer William Jacob Mastop entered the plea in B.C. Supreme Court Thursday, in the same high-security Vancouver courtroom where members of the Greeks gang were found guilty of murder Nov. 25.
Mastop admitted that he participated in, or contributed to, the criminal activities of the Greeks, five of whom were convicted in
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