Nathan Jacobson: Fugitive From Justice

Jacobson Dept: On Tuesday, Adler said he has reached an out-of-court settlement with Nathan Jacobson, who was convicted of money laundering in the United States in 2008 but is a fugitive from American justice, according to Montreal Gazette. Adler is holding a $400-a-ticket fundraiser at the elite Albany Club in Toronto on Wednesday, offering tax receipts to those who attend to raise funds for his electoral district association and oTTAWA The office of the federal ethics commissioner says it will contact Toronto Conservative MP Mark Adler, following a Postmedia News story about his recent legal settlement with a fugitive from justice, and a fundraiser Adler is holding next week. In court documents, Adler acknowledged that Jacobson provided him with $114,962 in 2009 and 2010 as a friendly gesture, but stated that he was not expected to pay the money back. Jacobson sued him and the two have reached a settlement, terms of which are not public. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.