Melchior: Jeffrey Melchior

Jeffrey Melchior: In May, Jeffrey Melchior, 46, was convicted of money laundering and possession of property obtained by crime. He had been arrested on his boat just after midnight on March 25, 2011, near the Canada-U.S. border. , according to Times Colonist. Victoria provincial court Judge Ernie Quantz signed the forfeiture order for $2,625,280 US, noting that Melchior never provided specifics on how he was drawn into the situation and what his role was. A Lake Cowichan man who tossed a suitcase stuffed with $2.6 million US into the ocean in March 2011 has been sentenced to three years in prison and must forfeit the money. At Melchiors sentencing hearing on Thursday, prosecutor Sharon Steele asked for an order forfeiting the money and for a prison sentence of five years. Defence lawyer Mark Jette took no position on the forfeiture order and suggested a sentence in the range of 18 to 30 months. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.