Ex-Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding is accused of running a violent criminal enterprise and authorities warn he likely has contract killers at the ready.
While the FBI hunts Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding, authorities are warning he likely still has contract killers at the ready. A court filing shows U.S. prosecutors are seeking extra protections for the identities of informants and witnesses in the case surrounding the ex-Olympic snowboarder. Ryan Wedding is seen in a 2013 Canadian driver's licence photo, left, and in a picture taken in 2024 and distributed by U.S. investigators. (FBI)While the FBI hunts Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding, U.S.
authorities are warning he remains a threat and likely still has a team of contract killers at the ready. Wedding, who competed for Canada as a snowboarder at the 2002 Olympic Games, is accused of running a violent, $1-billion US transnational criminal enterprise. He remains on the lam while facing murder and drug trafficking charges in California. Between them, Wedding and his top lieutenant, fellow Canadian Andrew Clark, are accused of orchestrating at least four killings in southern Ontario, including theA court filing reviewed by CBC News shows U.S. prosecutors on Thursday sought extra protections for the identities of confidential informants and co-operating witnesses in the case, highlighting the risk they could face if their names were revealed. Before he was convicted in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, Wedding competed for Canada at the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Andre Forget/The Canadian Press) 'This is a complex case involving a sophisticated drug-trafficking organization, whose leaders have shown a callous disregard for human life, including … deploying hitmen to execute perceived rivals or enemies,' Los Angeles-based assistant U.S. attorney Maria Jhai wrote. 'Wedding is at large, presumably with the same access to encrypted means of communication and network of hitmen that enabled the charged murders.' According to an indictment unsealed in October, Wedding and Clark used the encrypted messaging app Threema to run their operation from Mexic
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