The alleged owners of a Richmond mansion used as an illegal gambling den are denying all claims and point out that, despite police investigations, they are not charged with any crimes. A Richmond man and an Ontario woman named in a civil forfeiture case deny they knew anything about a luxurious $4.9-million mansion being used for illegal gambling den. Earlier this year provincial authorities launched a civil forfeiture action claiming at least one person was beaten and forcibly confined at the sprawling mansion that served as an illegal casino. The director of civil forfeiture alleged that the two defendants named were a brother and sister who co-owned the 13,000-square-foot property together. The injured person said they'd been kidnapped and forcibly confined, then assaulted with a metal bar or pipe by the man named as a defendant.

Source: CBC News November 29, 2017 22:18 UTC