Humberto Simao Criminal Story

Officer offered drug deal, court told, Humberto Simao One of the persons who did it

A Toronto immigration consultant has been found guilty of conspiracy, his name Humberto Simao

Humberto Simao criminal charges

Humberto Simao convicted for conspiring to import 10 kg of cocaine and immigration fraud

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A Toronto immigration consultant has been found guilty of conspiracy, his name Humberto Simao

This article appeared May the 16 1993 in the Toronto Star.

Humberto Patricio Simao and co-accused Marcos Souza-Costa were found guilty Friday by Mr. Justice Ted Matlow after a two-week trial.

Simao and Souza-Costa were arrested last July after an undercover sting operation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in a downtown restaurant.

Simao later took Souza-Costa to another meeting at the same restaurant. Besides the cocaine, Souza-Costa showed the undercover Mountie photographs of high-powered and illegal guns he could provide.

A Toronto immigration consultant has been found guilty of conspiracy to import and traffic in cocaine.

Humberto Patricio Simao and co-accused Marcos Souza-Costa were found guilty Friday by Mr. Justice Ted Matlow after a two-week trial.

They are to be sentenced June 7.

Simao and Souza-Costa were arrested last July after an undercover sting operation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in a downtown restaurant.

Sergeant Kevin Payne of the RCMP drug squad testified that he posed as a buyer during a meeting with Simao, who told him he could provide as much as 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of high-grade cocaine a week from a contact in Brazil.

Simao later took Souza-Costa to another meeting at the same restaurant. Besides the cocaine, Souza-Costa showed the undercover Mountie photographs of high-powered and illegal guns he could provide.

After finding the two men guilty, Matlow revoked Simao's $200,000 bail and ordered him jailed pending sentencing.

Souza-Costa, who earlier pleaded guilty to importing a prohibited weapon, has been in custody since his arrest.

In a separate matter, Simao is facing 67 fraud and forgery charges involving the alleged sale of Canadian documents to illegal immigrants and refugee applicants.

Simao is charged with 23 counts of making a false statement, 22 counts of uttering forged documents and 22 counts of aiding and abetting in the making of false statements at an immigration inquiry.

The RCMP say the charges stem from a two-year investigation into the use of government-issued job guarantees.

The forms, known as 2151s, were issued on the basis of bogus information and, in most cases, the jobs didn't exist, police say.

The forms were sold for as much as $2,000 apiece and were later used by refugee applicants at Canadian embassies abroad to gain access to Canada.

The crown plans to call more than 40 witnesses, including several immigration officials from consulates abroad.

A preliminary hearing into the charges is scheduled to start tomorrow at old city hall court

Humberto Simao Criminal Charges: Ex immigratino consultant faces 67 immigration charges of forgery

This news appeared in the newspaper Toronto Star o November 27 1993

The RCMP probe followed a series of Star stories depicting the widespread abuse of official government documents, commonly known as 2151s, by self-styled immigration consultants.

Humberto Patricio Simao faces 67 charges of forgery, uttering false documents, and aiding and abetting in the making of false statements at immigration inquiries.

Simao and fellow Brazilian, Marcos Souza-Costa, 41, were convicted in May of conspiracy to import and traffic 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of cocaine after they were arrested in an RCMP undercover sting.

A former Toronto immigration consultant serving 4 1/2 years for cocaine trafficking has been ordered to stand trial on dozens of immigration-related charges.

The charges stem from a two-year Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigation into the use of government-issued job guarantees to people seeking landed immigrant status in Canada.

The RCMP probe followed a series of Star stories depicting the widespread abuse of official government documents, commonly known as 2151s, by self-styled immigration consultants.

The Star stories revealed how immigrants used the forms, obtained on the basis of bogus information, to obtain landed status in Canada. For the most part, the jobs didn't exist.

Thirteen people were arrested by the RCMP following The Star's probe. They face almost 300 charges.

A special task force comprised of six RCMP officers is continuing its investigation of consultants, immigration officials and lawyers. More arrests are expected, police said.

Humberto Patricio Simao faces 67 charges of forgery, uttering false documents, and aiding and abetting in the making of false statements at immigration inquiries.

Simao, 40, formerly of Perth Ave., was committed for trial after a preliminary hearing. He will be in court Jan. 28 to set a date for trial.

Simao and fellow Brazilian, Marcos Souza-Costa, 41, were convicted in May of conspiracy to import and traffic 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of cocaine after they were arrested in an RCMP undercover sting.

Simao was sentenced in July to 4 1/2 years in prison.

Souza-Costa was imprisoned for 6 1/2 years for conspiracy to import cocaine and for importing a powerful handgun equipped with a silencer.

Police found the gun in his luggage at Pearson International Airport as he was returning from a trip to Brazil.