wrongly accused, metro vancouver man collects millions from ottawa - circuit board assembly

Steven de Jaray filed a civil lawsuit against the Attorney General of Canada claiming that after being accused of trying to export electronics in 2010, he lost millions of dollars in personal wealth, government officials say the electronics could be used for military weapons.
De Jaray said that the allegations made by the Canada Border Services service resulted in the collapse of his company and other commercial interests, which were then dropped on 2011.
The government reached an agreement. of-
He said the court had settled with deja radar in 2013.
But he was banned from revealing the amount paid to him from a taxpayer in Ottawa. funded coffers.
However, CTV's W5 reported in the investigative footage aired on Saturday that de Jaray received a second
It is estimated that the highest amount of government reconciliation in Canada's history is about $10 million.
Ottawa paid $11 to Maher Arar, a victim of torture in Syria.
2007 5 million.
David Milgard, who was wrongly accused of murder, received $10 million from the province in 1999.
If the payment in this case is like this, why is it so high?
Howard Mickelson, lawyer at De Jaray, will not confirm the amount.
But he described his client as a former successful businessman who could not bounce back on professional strength behind the case.
"I can't discuss the solution, but I don't think there will be any problem with the economic impact that this has on him.
"In this case, the government's actions happen to economically destroy a person who has proven to be successful," Mickelson said . ".
He and De jareh believe that there is a bigger problem in the story, although Mickelson admits that the theory has not been tested in court because the case has been resolved and has not been tried.
In an interview, de Jaray claimed that his company, Apex-
On 2008, enthusiastic Canadian Border Service officials did not accidentally accuse Delta of micro-electronics.
Instead, he claims it aims to appease the United States. S.
Demands that Ottawa prove likely to be tough on terrorist exporters
When the Canadian border is called "sieve", the relevant goodslike. “How did (the government)
Is it wrong?
They got it wrong, and the theory of the case is that it is necessary to sue someone in Canada for violating this (Export)
Control the bill, "said Mickelson.
"My client became that person.
"De Jere is a victim with a stain on the past, perhaps unlike Milgard, who has been said to have been wrongly pursued by the police because of her youth problems.
At 2004, dejarre admitted the inside story-
Transaction reporting violations and failure to install adequate compensation controls in a former company.
Got hit $100,000 B. C.
Securities Commission fine and nine
Year of securities ban
But he insisted that his recent business peak was a very successful business and was eventually unfairly investigated by the federal government.
He pointed to the information on the whistle.
WikiLeaks website
It reported on a meeting held in Ottawa on May 2008. S.
Officials said that if Canada filed a lawsuit and imprisonment against exporters of potential security threats, they would consider Canada's request to lift certain trade sanctions.
De jareh believes that he is in trouble in these political negotiations.
Canada's Border Services Agency declined to comment on the matter on the grounds of the Privacy Act. The taxpayer-
Announced funding to the media for victims Arar and Milgaard, and publicly apologized;
Whatever de Jaray received, the parties settled out of court and they said they were bound by an agreement that did not disclose details of the currency.
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= Steven Allan Wylie de Jaray described his previous life in court papers
Rolling entrepreneurs created at least seven companies between 1978 and 2002.
He lives in a mansion in West Vancouver overlooking the Eagle Harbor Yacht Club.
He is one of the three local yacht clubs.
He mingled with the business community in the elite society.
According to his civil suit, he and his late wife, together with other parents, founded the prestigious private Collingwood School and expanded the moorgrave prep school
Two schools in West Vancouver.
He built one of his companies to turn Delta's global technology into more
Million operations, listed on the Toronto and US stock exchanges.
In 2000, it was named one of the fastest companies by Deqin and Touche
Growing Technology Companies in North America.
But on 2004, he reached a settlement with B. C.
The Securities Commission acknowledges the improper reporting of insider trading;
After the board raised his concern that he had paid more than $400,000, he needed more stringent wage rules;
It was not revealed that he was given to his Ferrari by a consultant working for the company.
Today, de Jaray admitted that he had made mistakes in previous companies, although he insisted that they were unintentional and not intended to harm the company or shareholders.
"I made a mistake on the file.
"I am happy to accept this and pay the fine," he said . ".
In 2002, de Jaray created Apex, which he estimates will have more than 200 employees and annual sales of $40 million by 2008.
He also opened a winery in Oregon, promising it will soon become one of the state's largest and most popular brands.
The newspaper reports about the adventure were that de Jarre sipped Vino in rows of barrels.
A few days before Christmas in 2008, when Apex shipped two boxes of electronics, this pompous life began to disintegrate.
Including microchips that can be used for products such as flat-screen TVs and video game consoles-to Hong Kong.
This is routine for the company, which manufactures or purchases components for major electronics manufacturers in the aerospace, telecom, medical and automotive industries.
The box labeled "printed circuit board assembly" was marked as suspicious at Vancouver airport.
A cbsa official who believed the contents might violate export laws contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
According to the specification sheet on the Internet, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that these parts can be used for weapons
Therefore, exports are not allowed without a permit.
De Jaray said he had been telling federal officials that the components were not in violation of export laws and could not be used for military purposes.
His lawsuit said government officials never called the component manufacturer to check whether the specifications were explained accurately.
"It's ridiculous that you can use these ideas for any remote strategy.
"These are common, everyday old technologies available," he said in a recent interview . ".
On February 2009, CBSA officials raided the Delta office in de Jaray and the West Vancouver residence.
This, he said, undermines his reputation in the social and business communities, has led to the collapse of Apex and Oregon wineries, and has also led to the alienation of family and friends.
He said he moved abroad because the investigation had damaged his economic interests and personal relations.
"The impact on my life is terrible," he said . "
More than a year later, the CBSA issued a press release on May 2010 stating that it accused the 26-year-old de Jaray and his daughter of working with him at Apex under the import and export license act, export the goods without a permit and do not report the export of the goods under the Customs Act.
The press release says the electronic chip in the box is dual. use goods —
They can be used for commercial purposes or for "major military purposes "--
Restricted by the Export Control List of Canada.
The release quoted the director of the CBSA Criminal Investigation Division as saying, "it is Canada's responsibility to ensure that goods entering the international market from Canada do not pose a threat to international peace and security.
The civil action by De Jaray stated that the press release was "marked (him)
The equivalent of a terrorist or arms dealer.
In December 2010, his wife died of cancer and did not know the result of her daughter's legal nightmare.
De Jaray claimed in the proceedings that he had hired a former deputy director of the Export Control Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tom Jones, who had been in charge of export control lists and operated the advisory business, Canada export advisory services in Ontario.
His company's 2011 review determined that Apex's microchips were not designed for minor uses and that exports were not prohibited.
The government has said the chips are military-grade, mainly because of the temperature range they can run, basically from the Arctic to the desert environment.
De Jaray claimed that the consultant's report stated that the correct explanation for the manufacturer's spec sheet was that the chip was subjected to stress tests at high temperatures and low temperatures --
But without degradation, it is impossible to operate in these extremes.
The lawsuit quoted the report: "We believe that ,(components)
Not listed in ECL (
Export control list)
So there is no control.
"Four months after dejareh's lawyer provided the federal lawyer with the report, the charges against dejareh and his daughter were put on hold on August 2011.
Mickelson said there was no explanation for the stay, but Jones and his colleagues were top experts on the export control list.
Mickelson said De Jaray did not receive a public apology from the federal government.
"It would be good to have a very open defense, but unfortunately it could be one of the sacrifices that must be made to reach a compromise. ” In Oct.
2012. in response to civil proceedings, the federal government maintains that it has its own expert report indicating that there is a problem with these components, and I can only say that the decision to revoke the charge is a matter of "procuratorial discretion.
"It does not agree that de Jaray should receive any payment from Ottawa.
But it seems that the government changed its attitude at some point in 2013, when it reconciled with de Jaray out of court.
"It's such a head --
Said Mickelson.
"You want to know how this happened?
WikiLeaks gave us (alleged)explanation.
"The United States documents published on WikiLeaks recorded a meeting held in Ottawa on May 2008, attended by Frank lujero, deputy assistant secretary of the United StatesS.
Political Affairs Bureau-
The issue of export control in Canada was discussed.
The telegram said Canada expressed confidence in its statement to the United States. S.
Concerns about inadequate outbound inspections of goods and calls for the relaxation of US restrictions to allow for easier cross-border movement of certain goods.
According to WikiLeaks, this can be considered if Canada makes substantial progress on two current law enforcement issues. S.
Officials said they "did not get cooperation from Canada. operation.
There were also two US Immigration and Customs law enforcement officers at the meeting who asked the Ruggiero to put pressure on Canadians to work better together
The operation of exporting files.
"ICE officials argue that until the price of payment for Canadian violations of export control is the same as that of the United States,S. —prison —
Opponents will continue to abuse Canada as a venue for illegal procurement and export of US productsS.
According to the WikiLeaks report.
De Jaray claimed in his proceedings that negligence in Canada resulted in the wrong criminal charge.
"We are completely innocent people, and CBSA has clearly used these people in trade with the United States," De Jaray said . ".
Since the facts have never been heard in court, the federal government refuses to discuss the files, and in this case it may never be possible to know who did what and why.
And how much the taxpayer has funded in court settlements.