Canadian 'mastermind' in Panama Papers is still a free man despite criminal charges | Unpublished
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Canadian 'mastermind' in Panama Papers is still a free man despite criminal charges

April 27, 2026

One by one, the pins have been knocked out from under B.C. businessman Fred Sharp: He's been fined tens of millions of dollars for his role in stock-market schemes, he's banned from equity markets in Canada, his bank accounts were frozen. But he still has his freedom, and it's not clear why.



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