Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk said she hired mystery shoppers who were able to obtain casino cheques in a way that confirmed they could launder money
TORONTO — Ontario's premier says the province's auditor general should "stay in her lane" after she hired undercover operatives to test money laundering protections at casinos.But she also said shoppers at a casino were caught by security in their attempts to launder their money.
"The auditor general has to stay in her lane and focus on where there's waste of money," he said during an unrelated news conference on Thursday. In the auditor general's annual report, Lysyk said her office hired mystery shoppers from a consultant agency to test money laundering protections at four casinos.
Lysyk said at two casinos the undercover operatives walked in with cash ranging from $5,000 to $11,000.
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