"Federal prosecutors are asking Mandy Paradkar about the couple's finances, assets and work as she continues her testimony in a Toronto courtroom. Her husband, Deepak Paradkar, is one of eight Canadians arrested on extradition warrants last month in connection with an FBI operation targeting Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder allegedly turned drug kingpin. U.S. officials allege Deepak Paradkar, 62, advised Wedding on the murder of a federal witness and introduced the former athlete to drug traffickers who moved product through North America."
"They further allege the lawyer was paid with bulk cash drops and luxury items such as watches. In the witness box today, his wife said that while it's not uncommon for clients to pay lawyers in cash, none of the amounts received by her husband raised any concerns, nor did she ever see him get any gifts from clients aside from alcohol or chocolates."
Mandy Paradkar testified she never saw her husband receive luxurious gifts or suspicious amounts of cash from clients during their decades together. Federal prosecutors questioned her about the couple's finances, assets and work during her testimony in Toronto. Deepak Paradkar is one of eight Canadians arrested on U.S. extradition warrants tied to an FBI operation targeting Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder accused of leading a transnational drug ring. U.S. authorities allege Paradkar advised on the murder of a federal witness, introduced Wedding to traffickers, and was paid with bulk cash drops and luxury items. Paradkar sought release on bail under strict conditions and a $5 million pledge.
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