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The aggregate value of these projects is in the billions of dollars. Court records showed that while he was a senior official at the procurement agency, he also controlled two construction companies that had issued invoices, totalling $65,000, to York for maintenance work. In 2020, Mr. Aquino was examined by lawyers for Zurich, and a transcript was part of the court filings unsealed at the request of The Globe. Zurich also alleges that other records show the two men were co-owners of another business Potentia Solar Inc. Potentia, which landed a $1.2-billion contract in 2011 to outfit Toronto public schools with solar panels, was owned by people close to both men. "@type": "WebPage",
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That didnt stop Mr. Aquino. Osler declined to say how much it was paid by Bondfield. Ms. Divell, the Unity Health spokeswoman, declined to comment on the payments to Mr. Georgiou. Bondfield faced more than 200 lawsuits from unpaid creditors and subcontractors, and work on the companys projects across Ontario ground to a halt. Mr. Georgiou advised Mr. Aquino to keep his temper well known throughout Ontarios construction industry in check. A Roman Catholic religious order founded the hospital on Bond Street in the 1890s.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. gtag('js', new Date());
Bondfield, meanwhile, launched a $125-million libel lawsuit against The Globe. Since that time, he has served in multiple roles, including overseeing construction and working as the hospitals chief information officer. Mr. Aquino also wanted to know if his name showed up in any public records connected with a commercial building in Toronto. That was not the only e-mail in which Mr. Georgiou used the word we to describe Bondfield. .td-subcat-filter .td-subcat-list a:hover,
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In doing so, Aquino siphoned off tens of millions of dollars from Bondfield. John Aquino, Bondfield's former president, is a target of the SFO probe as well. And it issued him a stern warning: He was forbidden from using confidential information he had obtained during the procurement and from providing services to any company working on the hospital. };
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John Aquino, the former chief executive officer of Bondfield, is seen in his SUV outside Bondfields office in Vaughan, Ont., on April 20, 2020.Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail. - Google Street View The former CEO of a once-major Vaughan development firm was arrested on a raft of criminal charges including assault with a weapon, break-and-enter and four counts of uttering threats. As for the project itself, St. Michaels has opened six floors of the new tower for patient care, as well as a COVID-19 vaccination clinic. .widget a:hover,
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The Bondfield statement prompted at least one supporter to reach out and offer whatever assistance he could. Those bonds are insurance-like contracts that were supposed to act as a safety net for the project, and required Zurich to foot the bill in the event Bondfield faltered. Prosecutors filed detention orders against the accused in Rome and in Reggio Calabria, the capital of the southern Italian region where the 'Ndrangheta, the proper name of the Mafia there, was. .td_block_template_2 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item,
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We need to finish a few things at his place. Other e-mails from 2013, 2014 and 2015 show Bondfield staff asked Mr. Aquino for instructions about how to record work done at Vas house or Vass house.. if ( /chrom(e|ium)/.test(navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase()) ) {
We salute and recognize our Gala Co-chairs, John Aquino, Bondfield Construction and Sam Ciccolini, SJC Investments Inc., as well as our donors, friends and benefactors who generously supported this worthwhile cause and made it a truly special event.
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In the middle of all of this, after a 10-month investigation, a special committee of Infrastructure Ontarios board issued the results of its investigation into Mr. Georgiou and Mr. Aquino. Former Bondfield CEO faces seven criminal charges including assault and uttering threats, St. Michaels Hospital says Zurich Insurance is obligated to pay to finish work on Bondfield project, Insurer says it isnt liable for finishing Bondfield renovation. .td_block_template_10 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item,
As for St. Michaels, the hospital settled its wrongful dismissal lawsuit with Mr. Georgiou. Mr. MacNaughton could not be reached for comment. Whats more, it said its investigators which consisted of a team from Toronto law firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP and forensic auditors from Cohen Hamilton Steger & Co. Inc. had found no evidence of any attempt to inappropriately influence the procurement. Infrastructure Ontario paid Blakes $1.4-million for its work on the report. The open court principle is protected by the constitutionally-entrenched right of freedom of expression. Manipulated invoices for the renovation and improvement of Ralph Aquino's G, residence approved by Steven Aquino and Ralph Aquino and paid for by Bondfield Construction Company Limited Photo of Steven Aquino, John Aquino, and Joe Anastasio, amongst others, at the H World of Concrete Exposition in January 2017 #bbpress-forums .bbp-topic-permalink:hover,
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The terms of the settlement are confidential, but the evidence unearthed by Zurich contains a hint about what Mr. Georgiou received. A construction union deal with a labour supply company rather than directly with a builder . On Oct. 24, 2015, Mr. Aquino also tried, unsuccessfully, to get a Bondfield employee, who was married to a Toronto Star journalist, to persuade The Star to interview him in an effort to counter attack The Globe. The documents, Zurich alleges, show that Mr. Aquino bestowed multiple benefits on Mr. Georgiou, including free home renovations, and that Mr. Georgiou intervened on Bondfields behalf to help it secure the St. Michaels contract.
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In the e-mail, Mr. Aquino directed a Bondfield staffer to charge the work on Mr. Georgious home to Pick Go. This is a reference to a parking garage Bondfield was building at the time at a Pickering, Ont., GO Transit station, Zurich alleges. Evidence filed in court by Zurich includes Mr. Aquinos handwritten notes, which show he sought advice from Mr. MacNaughton. A pedestrian passes the St. Michael's Hospital emergency entrance this past fall. .mce-content-body blockquote p,
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As far as your story goes, I wont provide any information on the victims, in order to protect them, Pattenden wrote to OCN. The evaluators gave the company a design score of 70.74 per cent only a hair above the 70-per-cent threshold for disqualification. More than $1-billion worth of Bondfields projects were guaranteed by Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd., including the St. Michaels project, through construction surety bonds. John Aquino, owner, Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd., co-founder and co-chair of the ICARE gala . var td_magnific_popup_translation_tPrev="Previous (Left arrow key)"; Not only was Mr. Georgiou friends with Mr. Aquino, the two men were working together on multiple business ventures a pair of commercial buildings in midtown Toronto, as well as a bottled water company, GP8 Sportwater. .td-block-title-wrap .td-wrapper-pulldown-filter .td-pulldown-filter-display-option:hover i,
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The Globe is not naming these sources because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the procurement. (Because the hospital had added scope to the project as the bidding process progressed, it had taken the unusual step of letting bidders know its target price was about $301-million.) Mr. Georgiou denies he tipped the scales in favour of Bondfield. He resumed using his Bondfield e-mail address, bccldevelopment@bondfield.com, which had not come to light when he was fired, and was given a new BlackBerry by Mr. Aquino.
Bondfield also launched a public relations campaign with clients, suppliers and subcontractors to assure them nothing improper had taken place with the St. Michaels procurement. var tds_smart_sidebar="enabled"; (Mr. Georgiou was also suing St. Michaels for wrongful dismissal. font-size:13px; Mr. MacNaughton was named Canadas ambassador to the United States in March, 2016. In December, 2017, there were several e-mails about Mr. Mendonca. 08 Jul 2015 By Johnson Ta. If they take a large loss funding construction, that is the risk of doing this type of business. "; However, in his e-mailed statement to The Globe he said he never received cash or any other undisclosed payments from Mr. Aquino or anyone else., The reason cash payments were being raised in Mr. Aquinos examination, was because of an e-mail he sent to Mr. Georgiou in 2017. Follow Greg McArthur on Twitter: @McarthurGregOpens in a new windowFollow Karen Howlett on Twitter: @kahowlettOpens in a new window. function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
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As for how that information filtered down to Mr. Aquino, Mr. Georgiou told Zurichs lawyers he had no explanation. You have entered an incorrect email address! On Feb. 14, 2017, the two men exchanged e-mails about a proposed casino development in Vancouver that one of Mr. Aquinos neighbours was involved in financing. The corporate entities sought to vary the Mareva on the basis that Mr. Aquino had no ongoing ownership interest over certain assets subject to the Order. You can receive a daily update of certificates and notices published in Ontario Construction News, sent around 7:30 a.m. each morning. He is an actor, known for Blow Out (1981), And Justice for All (1979) and Ryan's Hope (1975).
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On Dec. 8, Mr. Georgiou e-mailed Mr. Aquino: I told smooth to do whatever he can do to help you and we will work things out. Then, two days before Christmas, Mr. Georgiou e-mailed Mr. Aquino with a cryptic request: Any chance to get something for Smooth today or tomorrow?, Mr. Aquino replied with a terse, two-word answer: Boxing Day. Mr. Georgiou replied: I will give him some more help tomorrow as he needs for xmas. Asked by Zurichs lawyers what help he provided to Mr. Mendonca, Mr. Aquino said he believed he gave him a panettone, the Italian sweet bread that is popular at Christmas. Sirs. Zurich, citing this alleged corruption, is seeking a court order rescinding the bonds it issued on the St. Michaels contract. Photos: Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail, Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, i-cubed, USDA FSA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community. Our structure has evolved into a single-ownership business, but the Aquino family remains at its head. In a 2017 e-mail, he urged Mr. Aquino to get something for Michael Mendonca, the hospitals vice-president of the redevelopment, and who was recruited to the hospital by Mr. Georgiou. "@id": "https://www.ontarioconstructionnews.com/",
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He didnt pay because he was a friend and a client, he said. On Dec. 18, 2012, Bondfield's John Aquino, one of the company's owners, received an e-mail from a colleague, "vas is in!" Mr. Aquino and his company had many reasons to cheer the news.. .tdm-btn-style2 {
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Aquino, a former Ontario General Contractors Association chair, has been charged with two counts of assault with a weapon; break and enter; and four counts of uttering threats. John Di Aquino, 64. Earlier, he worked as a journalist and sub-editor, including a stint on the Bulawayo Chronicle in 1979-80, during the transition from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe. "; In the e-mail exchanges shown at top, a Bondfield staffer tells Mr. Aquino he has found turf for the backyard at Mr. Georgious Toronto home, at bottom right in satellite view, with the house at street view at bottom left. Mr. Aquino wanted to know: Were any clues about his ties to Mr. Georgiou contained in public records? John Matheson, general counsel of StrategyCorp., said in an interview he cannot talk about the firms business with current or former clients.
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Asked what Mr. Georgiou was supposed to do for the remaining $450,000, Mr. Aquino said he could earn it by giving him assistance, advice, you know, like a like a finders fee.. Mr. Anastasio was an associate of John Aquino, Bondfield's then-CEO, who the monitor has also alleged took part in the scheme. York Regional Police have laid seven criminal charges against former Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd. chief executive officer John Aquino.
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I dont know if it was feedback I was getting from Vas or from my consultants.. The company was in big trouble. Since then, John Aquino has emerged as a central figure in the fallout from Bondfields collapse. Mr. Aquino made good on his promise to hire a libel lawyer, though, turning to one of Canadas premier law firms, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP. Mr. Marafioti was first hired at Sunnybrook in 1989.
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