The Story of Tammy Bouvette
- May 15, 2023
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Marginalized, overwhelmed and intellectually challenged. That is how three Canadian judges described a woman who accepted a powerful inducement held out by the state when she pleaded guilty ten years ago to causing the death of a child in her…
The Seizure of Genesis Market
- April 30, 2023
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
An international law enforcement operation involving seventeen countries has shut down a notorious online purveyor of stolen identities. The worldwide cyber investigation seized the infrastructure of Genesis Market in another blow to the cybercrime ecosystem. The dismantling of the user…
A Russian Spy and the Arrest of Evan Gershkovich
- April 15, 2023
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
Brazilian citizen Victor Muller Ferreira was ecstatic when he received his student visa. “Man, I got it,” he said in an electronic message. “Now we are in the big-boys league.” But Ferreira wasn’t his real name and he wasn’t from…
What Is a Drug Courier?
- March 31, 2023
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
The use of human carriers for drug trafficking is hidden in obscurity. The evidence about drug couriers is largely drawn from official sources such as law enforcement, customs authorities and court records that collectively reveal a narrow perspective of the…
Canada’s Supreme Court Returns to the Plain View Doctrine
- March 15, 2023
- Clayton Rice, K.C.
What does the law of search and seizure say the result should be when a warrant authorizes the search of a digital device for evidence of a specified crime but the police find evidence of another crime when the warrant…