Steven Aquino replied that, yes, his brother told him he had paid Mr. Marafioti in connection with Bondfield's work at Sunnybrook. Michael Keen, who is now vice-president of facilities at St. Michaels, but at the time was one of the evaluators, was also questioned by Zurichs lawyers. .block-title > span, But on Sept. 15, 2015, he was up against an ancient and immovable force: the Jewish high holidays. googletag.cmd.push(function() { "; (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.) Bondfield faced more than 200 lawsuits from unpaid creditors and subcontractors, and work on the companys projects across Ontario ground to a halt. In response to e-mailed questions from The Globe, Linda Robinson, the then-chair of Infrastructure Ontarios board and a former partner at Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, said: I am not going to comment on matters that were reviewed at great length and in painstaking detail by the legal and accounting firms five years ago., Michael Lindsay, the new CEO of Infrastructure Ontario, said in an e-mailed statement that, because the agency selects winners by consensus as part of a committee, it is virtually impossible for individuals to influence the outcome., As for the investigators failure to uncover the secret e-mails between Mr. Aquino and Mr. Georgiou, or the evidence of the home renovations and other alleged benefits, Mr. Lindsay chalked that up to the limitations of private investigators. He passed messages from Mr. Aquino to Mr. Mendonca, and vice versa, through 2017. v. Ernst & Young Inc., in its capacity as Court-Appointed Monitor of Bondfield Construction Company Limited, et al ., 2022 ONCA 202 file opened 2022-06-03 (40166) Edmund Mark Hooper v. Suzanne Iwanow, (Qubec) file opened 2022-06-03 (40167) Hassan Bougrine v. Born April 20, 1948 Add or change photo on IMDbPro Add to list Known for Blow Out 7.4 Detective Mackey 1981 And Justice for All 7.4 Deputy Sheriff 1979 Ryan's Hope 7.3 TV Series The notes say he discussed with Mr. MacNaughton whether he should proactively get out in front of the issues Globe reporters were probing, or wait until after the newspaper published an article. John Aquino, the former chief executive officer of Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd., was a domineering boss who was used to getting his way. 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. [17] John Aquino's employment with the Bondfield Group was terminated on October 15, The story, which detailed how Mr. Georgiou had been implicated in a fraud at a public university, was damning, and would soon spell the end of Mr. Georgious time at the hospital. A bousta, or busta, is an Italian slang term often used to describe cash in an envelope. htmlTag.className += ' ie11'; this.max_num_pages = 0; //from wp reported that the Bondfield Group had a cash flow concern. "@type": "BreadcrumbList", But on Sept. 15, 2015, he was up against an ancient. 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. Two days later, they returned with new scores, and this time Bondfield had moved into third place, replacing Turner Construction, which had been knocked down to fourth. var td_magnific_popup_translation_tNext="Next (Right arrow key)"; The Globe and Mail reported that the complainants include two Bondfield officials who allege Aquino threatened to kill them in the months before he was fired in 2018, and one employee who alleged Aquino returned to a Bondfield storage facility in April of this year and assaulted him with a weapon. That same 2013 e-mail also raises questions about who was ultimately paying for the work on Mr. Georgious home. #cancel-comment-reply-link:hover, body .td_top_authors .td_mod_wrap:hover .td-author-comments-count, -webkit-box-shadow: 0 2px 16px #38a6c1; #bbpress-forums #bbp-single-user-details #bbp-user-navigation li.current a, A warren of crowded hallways with low-hanging ceilings, much of the facility belies the hospitals world-class reputation for research and care. Mr. Aquino was fired from Bondfield in 2018 by his younger brother Steven Aquino, who supplanted him as president. As far as your story goes, I wont provide any information on the victims, in order to protect them, Pattenden wrote to OCN. 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 var td_magnific_popup_translation_image_tError="The image #%curr% could not be loaded. .td-next-prev-wrap a:hover, } $19 Million Mini Biography John Aquino was created on Apr 20, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pa, USA as John Michael Grochowina. Aquino, 48, was arrested and charged on Sept. 23, York Regional Police (YRP) Staff Sgt. "name": "Home" var tdBlockNonce="0e942a88e7"; #td-mobile-nav .td-menu-login-section a:hover, 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. "@type": "WebSite", .td-load-more-wrap a:hover, #bbpress-forums .bbp-body .super-sticky li.bbp-topic-title .bbp-topic-permalink, } The company wouldnt receive anything from taxpayers until it hit its first milestone the completion of the patient-care tower. Despite being terminated with cause the result of which was supposed to be the full termination of all of his compensation Mr. Georgiou received his full salary for another 18 months. Mr. Georgiou had a heated argument with Mr. Toigo, which one witness described as a raised voice discussion.. color: #38a6c1; .tdm_block_column_content:hover .tdm-col-content-title-url .tdm-title, John Aquino was the directing mind of Bondfield Construction Company Limited (BCCL), a construction company that operated in and around Toronto, as well as its affiliate, Forma-Con. Special to Ontario Construction News .tds-button5:hover .tdm-btn-text, Ralph Aquino CHAIRMAN Ralph brings more than 60 years of construction experience to this Chairman role at Corebuild. } Also in September, 2015, Mr. Aquino retained a public relations expert, Liberal insider David MacNaughton and his then firm, StrategyCorp, to craft responses to one of The Globes line of inquiries. Sam Ciccolini, one of the founders of Masters Insurance Ltd. and a prominent Conservative party backer in Vaughan, responded to the e-mailed statement: I think a legal action should be filed against the Globe and let them know that the Aquinos are no pushovers and the Ciccolinis will be right beside them to help.. The Globe and Mail reports that one of the criminal charges stems from the day John Aquino was fired. He sued The Globe as well, but never proceeded past filing a statement of claim. In another e-mail, Mr. Aquino notes he is with Mr. Georgiou late one evening as a Bondfield employee prepares the companys submission for the hospital project. In 2017, more subcontractors walked off the job because of lack of payment. Again, the scores were not favourable to Bondfield. The City of Hamilton has discovered more sewage flowing directly into Lake Ontario. "@type": "ListItem", John Aquino opposed the motion on the basis that he was the subject of an ongoing investigation with respect to alleged improprieties in connection with his involvement at the Bondfield Group. .td_wrapper_video_playlist .td_video_currently_playing:after { John Aquino, Bondfield's former president, is a target of the SFO probe as well. background: rgba(0,0,0,0.8); Now, thousands of unsealed e-mails and transcripts show alleged kickbacks between former executives over the hospital expansion project. var tds_more_articles_on_post_pages_distance_from_top=0; delete tdLocalCache.data[resource_id]; } See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Vitalii's connections and jobs at similar companies. After Bondfields collapse, Zurich launched an investigation and discovered that John Aquino had issued a BlackBerry to Vas Georgiou, the then-chief administrative officer of St. Michaels. More than $1-billion worth of Bondfields projects were guaranteed by Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd., including the St. Michaels project, through construction surety bonds. Osler operates a Risk Management and Crisis Response team, and Bondfield retained one of its team members, Kevin OBrien. A Roman Catholic religious order founded the hospital on Bond Street in the 1890s. Subcontractors were furious. Related To Catherine Aquino, Anthony Aquino, Antonio Aquino, Vincent Aquino, Jennie Aquino. The articles addressed the connection between the appellant and its president, John Aquino, with Vas Georgiou, a senior executive at SMH who was on the committee that awarded the construction contract to the appellant. } }, border-color: #38a6c1 transparent transparent transparent !important; > Corebuild Construction LTD. Executive Team Members Steven Aquino, B.A.Sc. htmlTag.className += ' td-md-is-ios'; JOHN AQUINO, MARCO CARUSO, GIUSEPPE ANASTASIO a.k.a. googletag.defineSlot('/1003600/ocn300x250', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-ad-1642433266467-0').addService(googletag.pubads()); In addition to $2-million in proceeds that allegedly flowed from the phony companies to Mr. Anastasio, forensic auditors also allege they have traced $5.2-million that flowed to Mr. Aquino from 2014 to 2019, court records show. .td_outlined_btn, .tds-button6 i, Condrain Company (1983) Ltd. has been charged with six counts of criminal negligence causing death in relation to a crash Ontario Construction News staff writer .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu ul .current-menu-item > a, .td-menu-background:before, VICE-PRESIDENT, ESTIMATING AND PROCUREMENT Learn More Natasha Vieira, B.A (Honours) [] He said he had never personally profited from the scheme, but acknowledged distributing part of the proceeds, in cash, to a friend who had asked him to issue the invoices. } Lets see what other lawyers think of the strength of your case, he wrote. Seven days later, Mr. Marafioti resigned, ending a three-decade career at Sunnybrook, which is home to Canadas largest trauma centre. John received a BS degree from University of Chicago and a MBA from University of . .archive .widget_archive .current a, This is not entirely accurate. var td_viewport_interval_list=[{"limitBottom":767,"sidebarWidth":228},{"limitBottom":1018,"sidebarWidth":300},{"limitBottom":1140,"sidebarWidth":324}]; #bbpress-forums .bbp-pagination .current, 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. if ( -1 !== navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Firefox') ) { For its part, Unity Health spokeswoman Sabrina Divell told The Globe that St. Michaels had no knowledge at the time about the work done on Mr. Georgious home. Mr. Aquino, Mr. Georgiou and Unity Health opposed the disclosure. #td-mobile-nav .td-register-section a:hover, body .td-trending-now-title, Your time is valuable. A construction union deal with a labour supply company rather than directly with a builder . .td-theme-slider:hover .slide-meta-cat a, Mr. Aquino was an owner of the company, and shortly after Mr. Georgious arrival at St. Michaels, the hospital installed two GP8 water vending machines. body .td_top_authors .td_mod_wrap:hover .td-authors-name a, I am with Vas. Have the Top Business Headlines newsletter conveniently delivered to your inbox in the morning or evening. 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. I do know, however, that my conduct in relation to Sunnybrook and its best interests was appropriate throughout, he said in the e-mail. Her extensive experience as a . this.td_column_number = ''; .sf-menu > .current-menu-item > a:after, Earlier, while John Aquino was in charge, Bondfield sued the Globe and Mail for libel after the newspaper initially reported on possible problems with the St. Michaels Hospital contract in 2015. .td-mobile-content .current-menu-item > a, window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; Infrastructure Ontario continues to defend its conclusions. var tdDateNamesI18n={"month_names":["January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"month_names_short":["Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec"],"day_names":["Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday"],"day_names_short":["Sun","Mon","Tue","Wed","Thu","Fri","Sat"]}; .td_block_template_1 .td-related-title, But I didnt give any cash to Mike Mendonca., Mr. Mendonca declined to explain what Mr. Georgiou was referring to when he asked Mr. Aquino to get something for him. }; The records Zurich has pried out of Bondfields computer servers also call into question the efforts or lack thereof of Infrastructure Ontario, the provinces procurement arm, to unravel the relationship between the two men. Under questioning by Zurichs lawyers, Mr. Georgiou confirmed they had been friends since high school. Zurich is seeking a court order to rescind the surety bonds it issued. var td_please_wait="Please wait"; Law firms that specialize in white-collar investigations often turn to the courts to compel the production of documents. This backchannel was in contravention of numerous procurement rules, and if anyone discovered the e-mails, it would mean trouble for both men. color: #38a6c1 !important; .vc_tta-container .vc_tta-color-grey.vc_tta-tabs-position-top.vc_tta-style-classic .vc_tta-tabs-container .vc_tta-tab.vc_active > a, Mr. Aquino recently completed his term as Chair of the OGCA, and demonstrated great leadership throughout the past year in supporting issues on behalf of all members, in many instances putting his company's interests on the line to support our members. .td-pulldown-syle-3 .td-subcat-dropdown:hover .td-subcat-more i, Mr. Georgiou replied: I wanted to make sure that the project was a success, regardless of my departure from St. Mikes. He said there was nothing untoward about his continued involvement. .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu ul .current-menu-ancestor > a, In March, Justice Bernadette Dietrich ruled that many of those payments, but not all, were transfers under value which means they were made for the purpose of defrauding or evading creditors. Six days later, he e-mailed Mr. Aquino again: After further thought you may want to rag the puck for a bit and slow things down against the Globe. On Dec. 18, 2012, Bondfields John Aquino, one of the companys owners, received an e-mail from a colleague, vas is in!. Our structure has evolved into a single-ownership business, but the Aquino family remains at its head. CLF supplies labourers to GTA job sites for general cleanup work on a temporary or long-term basis. 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. Domenic Dipede, Bondfield controller at the time, corresponds with a Potentia shareholder about Mr. Aquino and Mr. Georgiou investing in the solar company. .td-header-wrap .black-menu .sf-menu > .current-menu-ancestor > a, The next Globe story, published on Sept. 24, 2015, detailed this conflict of interest, and Mr. Georgious failure to disclose his ties to Mr. Aquino before the procurement. font-family:"Work Sans"; Aquino, 48, was arrested and charged on Sept. 23, York Regional Police (YRP) Staff Sgt. #bbpress-forums .bbp-topic-started-in a:hover, Not long after, The Globe determined that, a year before Mr. Georgiou was hired at St. Michaels, he had been fired from Infrastructure Ontario after he was implicated in a fraud at Torontos York University. The City of Hamilton estimates 59 million litres of sanitary sewage flowed into the Hamilton Harbour over 26 years from Ontario Construction News staff writer For a number of people with inside knowledge about the procurement, the reports findings were puzzling. .td_block_template_2 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item, A Roman Catholic religious order founded the hospital on Bond Street in the 1890s.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail. E-mails recovered by Zurich show Mr. Aquino took comfort that Mr. Georgiou was in place for the RFQ. var td_email_incorrect="Email incorrect! .td_block_exchange .td-exchange-header:before, "@type": "ListItem", The two men also believed, the e-mails show, they still had a key asset safely in place within the hospital. The agency is investigating these troubling allegations, said spokeswoman Anne Marie Aikins. .sf-menu ul .menu-item a { Another e-mail from June 10, 2015 after the St. Michaels contract was awarded to Bondfield shows that a Bondfield landscaper wanted to know how he should pay for $4,000 worth of artificial turf Mr. Georgiou wanted for his backyard. .td-page-content blockquote p, Both Infrastructure Ontario and Unity Health Toronto, the network of hospitals that includes St. Michaels, said in separate statements that they are co-operating with the police. this.td_filter_value = ''; //current live filter value .td_block_template_4 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item, googletag.cmd.push(function() { .page-nav:first-child > div, The monitor and . They own the globe and maybe we can get story crushed.. .logged-in-as a:hover, They asked him if John Aquino had ever told him about any payments he had made to anyone involved in projects Bondfield was bidding on or had secured. John Aquino, owner, Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd., co-founder and co-chair of the ICARE gala . On Sept. 25, the company disseminated a statement, calling The Globes reporting false allegations. The Ontario General Contractors Association, which Mr. Aquino had recently chaired at the time, reprinted Bondfields statement, and encouraged its members to refrain from commenting on the allegations in the media. .tds-button6:before, #bbpress-forums .bbp-topic-freshness a:hover, this.header_color = ''; Bondfield Construction reported bullet holes in its building on 2 occasions in the past month in just the latest incident of buildings, particularly in Vaughan, being targeted with guns Bondfields $299-million bid had secured the contract, but now it had to pull off the job without Mr. Georgiou in a position of influence. Now, St. Michaels just needed someone to manage the project. border-color: #38a6c1 !important; #bbpress-forums .bbp-pagination .current, See You Next Year. .td_block_template_10 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item, } 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.. SafetyCo Partners, a new national occupational health and safety company, aims to change the face of safety consulting in Canada Mark Buckshon has published regional construction news publications in Ontario since 1989. 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-pulldown-syle-2 .td-subcat-dropdown:hover .td-subcat-more i, Bondfield's financing for St. Michael's project meant it wouldn't receive any taxpayer support from the public-private partnership until after the patient-care tower was finished. } John Aquino, the former chief executive officer of Bondfield, is seen in his SUV outside Bondfields office in Vaughan, Ont., on April 20, 2020. Yesterday arrived from Edenton the Sloop Sally Cap Norton which place he left the 6th June. .td_block_template_13 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item, The Pickering parking garage contract was awarded on a lump-sum basis, and therefore, any extra costs should be born by Bondfield, not Metrolinx, Ms. Aikins said. Have the Top Business Headlines newsletter conveniently delivered to your inbox in the morning or evening. By late 2012, the Ontario government had approved a major redevelopment, including a brand new 17-floor patient-care tower. .td-mobile-content .current-menu-ancestor > a, But when a team of evaluators first scored the bidders, they put Bondfield in fourth place a ranking that, if allowed to stand, would eliminate the company from the race. var td_email_user_pass_incorrect="User or password incorrect! The letter it sent him cited his involvement in the false-invoice scheme, as well as his failure to disclose his work for Mr. Aquinos companies. The paper, which has been following developments with the major Vaughan, Ont.-based contractor closely, noted none of the allegations have been proven in court. Mr. Aquino had also provided Mr. Georgiou with his own bondfield.com e-mail address. Zurich, however, contends this was far more sinister. } Mr. Aquino was fired from Bondfield in 2018 by his younger brother Steven Aquino, who supplanted him as president. .td_block_template_15 .td-block-title:before, #bbpress-forums .bbp-body .sticky li.bbp-topic-title .bbp-topic-permalink, Ontario Construction News staff writer })(); Your time is valuable. .td-weather-week:before, .td_wp_recentcomments a:hover, Mr. Aquino had provided Mr. Georgiou with a secret BlackBerry and even his own bondfield.com e-mail address, which they used to pass messages. background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0,0,0,0.8) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%); .td-subfooter-menu li a:hover, gtag('config', 'UA-126742684-1'); "name": "York Regional Police charge former Bondfield CEO John Aquino with assault, uttering" But sensitive and confidential bidding information continued to flow Mr. Aquinos way. He has not been charged with a criminal offence, and he did not respond to a request for comment. background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, rgba(0,0,0,0.8) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.7) 100%); After The Globe published a story on Sept. 24, 2015, outlining how Mr. Georgiou had been working on Mr. Aquinos commercial buildings at the same time he was evaluating bidders for the project, Mr. OBrien sprang into action. htmlTag.className += ' td-md-is-iemobile'; body .td_top_authors .td-active .td-authors-name a, Our Toronto office acts for Ernst & Young Inc., as monitor in the CCAA proceedings of Bondfield Construction Company Limited and various affiliates. font-family:"Work Sans"; htmlTag.className += ' ie10'; You will receive an email to confirm your subscription, just to be sure this is your email address. .tds-button6 .tdm-btn-text, John Aquino, Bondfields former president, is a target of the SFO probe as well. The result was a $125-million libel lawsuit from the construction company. But Mr. Aquino knew Bondfields computer servers held evidence of something worse. John Aquino has stepped down and been replaced by his brother Steve Aquino, formerly vice-president of operations. Globe stories in 2015 and 2016 about Mr. Georgiou and Mr. Aquino detailed how they were involved in multiple businesses together, including a commercial real estate company and a bottled water venture, when Mr. Georgiou was supposed to be acting as a neutral evaluator of bidders. None of the allegations have been proved in court. var tds_header_style=""; .sf-menu > .current-menu-ancestor > a:after, Pension documents provided by St. Michaels to Zurich show that Mr. Georgiou received his salary from Nov. 12, 2015 to May 12, 2017 payments totalling $477,000. (It has since been purchased by the Power Corp. family of companies and renamed Potentia Renewables). .td-smart-list-dropdown-wrap .td-smart-list-button:hover, input[type=submit]:hover, Following an in-depth peer review process, the 2022 Lexpert Special Edition: Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers guide recognizes 15 Lenczner Slaght lawyers for their extensive courtroom experience and subject-matter expertise. On March 10, Mr. Aquino reached out to Mr. Georgiou when he heard from a Bondfield staffer that Mr. Mendonca was considering quitting: Talk to Smooth. .tdm_block_pricing.tdm-pricing-featured:before, When asked by Zurichs lawyers how he had such detailed information about a confidential meeting only a day after the argument, Mr. Aquino said he couldnt recall precisely who told him. .td-pulldown-syle-2 .td-subcat-dropdown:hover .td-subcat-more span, .td_outlined_btn:hover { var tdb_modal_cancel="Cancel"; .tds-progress-bar2 .tdm-progress-bar:after, var td_ad_background_click_link=""; 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.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. var td_email_user_incorrect="Email or username incorrect! .td_block_template_7 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item, Mr. Aquino did not specify when the work began, but suggested it started while Mr. Georgiou was a senior executive at Infrastructure Ontario the procurement agency that had awarded Bondfield several contracts, including multiple hospital projects and some of the facilities for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. 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