‘I believe in his innocence,’ wife of lawyer tied to Ryan Wedding tells court
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The wife of an Ontario lawyer allegedly involved in a violent transnational drug ring headed by a former Canadian Olympian says she believes in his innocence.
The wife of an Ontario lawyer allegedly involved in a violent transnational drug ring headed by a former Canadian Olympian says she believes in his innocence.
Mandy Paradkar testified Thursday in a downtown Toronto courtroom during the bail hearing for her husband, Deepak Paradkar, who was arrested and charged last month for his reported involvement with Ryan Wedding.
Wedding, 44, is facing several murder and drug charges stemming from his alleged drug empire that stretches across the Americas. FBI Director Kash Patel has described Wedding as a “modern-day iteration of Pablo Escobar.”
Crown attorney Milica Potrebic asked Mandy, who is proposing to be one of her husband’s sureties should he get bail, about the couple’s finances, assets and her role as a paralegal in his practice, which she was involved in until she was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2024.
She said while Paradkar primarily handled the depositing of clients’ monies, none of the amounts she saw raised any concerns, nor did she ever see her 62-year-old husband get any gifts from clients other than alcohol or chocolates during their decades together.
His arrest last month has been “extremely devastating” for the family’s emotional and financial wellbeing, especially given Paradkar was the sole breadwinner. She said if the allegations against him were proven to be true, it would affect her trust in him.
“I take it with a heavy weight,” Mandy told court.
“I believe in him, and I believe in his innocence.”
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