Immigration And Refugee Board: Gyula Kolompar

Citizenship And Immigration Canada Dept: Gyula Kolompar, of Coquitlam, was released Tuesday in Vancouver by Immigration and Refugee Board member Leeann King. King said the ministry didn't provide enough evidence that the man was a flight risk, despite allegedly fleeing B.C. for Ontario last year after he and three family members were charged with running a Lower Mainland mail theft ring, according to CBC. At a detention hearing Tuesday, Citizenship and Immigration Canada officer Kevin Boothroyd argued the 47-year-old Hungarian refugee is unlikely to appear for an admissibility hearing scheduled next month and an admitted B.C. fraudster has been released from federal custody despite Citizenship and Immigration Canada concerns that he would flee before a hearing to determine if he can remain in the country. Kolompar pleaded guilty last week to four counts of fraud in connection with the operation, which cashed cheques from stolen mail. His wife and son have also been found guilty, and his brother is in immigration custody. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.