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09-28-2009, 02:17 PM
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|  Prominent businessman David Ho faces slew of charges
A slew of charges has been laid against prominent Vancouver businessman David Ho.
The charges — the results of a “complex investigation,” say police — stem from an incident that took place Dec. 28, 2008.
“It was believed that Mr. Ho made contact with a woman on a chatline and arrangements were made for Mr. Ho to pick that woman up and return to his home with her,” said Supt. Rob Rothwell of the Vancouver Police Department’s investigative services.
At approximately 4:45 a.m. the next day, the woman indicated she wanted to leave. Ho allegedly prevented her from doing so, said Rothwell. The woman called 911 but was unable to tell emergency dispatchers her exact location. A struggle allegedly ensued between Ho and the woman, who sustained minor injuries during the tussle. The woman was able to escape Ho’s home successfully, but in the process, she fractured her ankle.
Police arrived on scene after neighbours heard her screams. Ho is in police custody and faces the following charges: unlawful confinement, unlawful confinement causing bodily harm, storage of a firearm contrary to regulations, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition, possession of a prohibited weapon without licence and possession of a controlled substance.
Ho — also known as Ting Kwok Ho — is expected to appear in provincial court Monday. http://www.theprovince.com/news/Prom...577/story.html
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09-28-2009, 02:22 PM
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oh well hes loaded, im sure he will get out by next monday
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09-28-2009, 02:27 PM
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09-28-2009, 02:28 PM
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#4 | | y'all better put some respeck on my name
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Didn't he get busted been coked up in his Porsche Cayenne telling the arresting officer that he knew the police chief a couple years back?
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09-28-2009, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Jah Al Zawahiri  Didn't he get busted been coked up in his Porsche Cayenne telling the arresting officer that he knew the police chief a couple years back? | I heard about that. LOL...maybe rumour mill...
Guy is a billionaire and has to meet chicks on chat line..
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09-28-2009, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by MR_BIGGS Guy is a billionaire and has to meet chicks on chat line.. | facepalm*
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09-28-2009, 02:49 PM
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09-28-2009, 03:20 PM
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| David Ho finally caught
Quote: Billionaire Vancouver businessman David Ho charged
VANCOUVER — Billionaire Vancouver businessman David Ho, the founder and owner of now defunct Harmony Airlines, has been arrested and charged with several offences, including the unlawful confinement of a woman.
Ho, a 57-year-old former member of the Vancouver Police Board, has also been charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance.
The charges stem from a police investigation that began late last year, Cst. Lindsey Houghton said today.
Ho, whose full name is Ting Kwok David Ho, made contact with the alleged victim on a chat line on December 28, 2008.
Ho arranged to meet the woman, picked her up and drove her back to his house.
The woman attempted to leave Ho’s residence at about 4:45 a.m. and Ho allegedly blocked the door and wouldn’t allow her to leave.
The woman was able to call 9-1-1, but was unable to provide the address of Ho’s home.
A violent struggle allegedly occurred while she was speaking to the operator.
The victim fractured her ankle but finally managed to escape.
Her screams were heard by neighbors who called the police.
Ho is charged with unlawful confinement, unlawfully causing bodily harm, storage of a firearm contrary to regulations, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition, possession of a prohibited firearm without a license and possession of a controlled substance.
Ho was held in custody earlier today and then released.
His first court appearance date is Oct. 26.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Vancouver-based, Hong Kong billionaire David Ho has been arrested by Vancouver Police and is charged with the unlawful confinement of a sex trade worker. The former owner and CEO of Harmony Airways is also accused of unlawfully causing bodily harm, four weapons charges and one count of possessing a controlled substance.
VPD Superintendent Rob Rothwell says the arrest comes after an incident on December 28, 2008. "It is believed that Mr. Ho made contact with a woman on a chat line, and arrangements were made for Mr. Ho to pick that woman up and return to his home with her. This did occur, and at approximately 4:45 the following morning, the woman--now known as the victim--indicated that she wanted to leave, and it is alleged that Mr. Ho prevented her from doing so."
Rothwell says the woman suffered a fractured ankle as she tried to get away. "It's alleged a struggle then ensued with Mr. Ho, during which the victim sustained bruising, scrapes and injuries of a minor nature. She did however successfully escape the home. Unfortunately in doing so she suffered a fractured ankle. Once outside, the victim's screams were heard by neighbours and police were called."
The woman's age and name have not been released. Ho appeared in court today and was released on $100,000 bond. Ho, 57, was also a friend of former Vancouver Police Chief Jamie Graham.
| http://news1130.com/more.jsp?content...928_142405_768
I know there's been posts and threads before about him with hookers and drugs in his car or sightings of him speeding with what must be escorts in his car etc etc but theres never been any charges on him (remember when he demanded that the officers who pulled him over to call Jamie Graham)
not anymore
but what do you want to bet he gets a slap on the wrist?
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09-28-2009, 03:39 PM
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I haven't heard of any high profile people that don't get a slap on the wrist whenever they get in trouble with the law. Hell, the same can be said of junkies & car thieves.
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09-28-2009, 03:51 PM
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#10 | | y'all better put some respeck on my name
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09-28-2009, 03:52 PM
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It's not uncommon for high profile people to be in possession of drugs and escort services. Heck if i was rich like him i'd probably do the same minus the drugs. Well actually i don't know  . I wonder if he's visited "Harmony" of Vancouver. 
Btw, Repost....
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09-28-2009, 03:55 PM
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09-28-2009, 04:14 PM
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lol wtf the charges for the firearms is fuckign retarded
its like 4 charges for basically the same fucking thing
illigal possesion, illigal storage, illigal bullets, illigal storage of the illigal item, possesion without license = ILLIGALLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
give me a fucking break can you not just give it one fucking name
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09-28-2009, 04:18 PM
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imo if you have an unregistered handgun, which almost certainly is what these charges are for, it should be a minimum sentence of 5 years automatically
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09-28-2009, 04:26 PM
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Cheap fuck. Just get an escort for the night. With his bank roll he can easily afford a good time
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09-28-2009, 04:47 PM
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if i had his bankroll i would be a drunken whoremonging blow monkey too lol
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09-28-2009, 04:53 PM
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If i had a billion dollars, I would probably spend a minimum of a million dollars just on bitches!
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09-28-2009, 06:18 PM
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#18 | | DOES HE LOOK LIKE A BITCH?
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who?
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09-28-2009, 07:50 PM
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Dude looks like he's getting a BJ or something
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09-28-2009, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by trip if i had his bankroll i would be a drunken whoremonging blow monkey too lol | +1  | |
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09-28-2009, 08:15 PM
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#21 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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09-29-2009, 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer imo if you have an unregistered handgun, which almost certainly is what these charges are for, it should be a minimum sentence of 5 years automatically | not if you have a decent lawyer...you would probably get a decent fine and probation, if your lawyer can defend you.
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09-29-2009, 08:50 AM
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on the news last night they said they found a Glock in his house along with cocaine and marijuana. But apparently he posted $100,000 bail yesterday and was out of court as fast as he went in. pretty sure he wont be doing any time probably probation and some fines
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dude prolly could have raped the bitch too and still only get a slap on the wrist fine
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09-29-2009, 11:06 AM
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More from The Province today: Quote: 'I am addicted' to helping prostitutes: Arrested businessman David Ho
David Ho says he considers himself a lucky man if he can sleep for 10 hours a week.
The chain-smoking tycoon considers himself a chronic insomniac. And when he can't sleep, he prowls Vancouver's Downtown Eastside for prostitutes — in order to save them, he says.
He doesn't care how young or old they are, or what they look like, often inviting them to his palatial home in South Granville or into his car or to his pad on Seymour Street. Sometimes he drives them back to their filthy run-down pads on skid row.
"It's worse when it rains ... that's when I get into the car and go looking for them," Ho, the scion of one of Hong Kong's most illustrious and wealthy families, told me during several chats over the past two years.
The former member of the Vancouver Police Board, who is well-connected to the planet's rich and powerful, has had several run-ins with Vancouver cops.
In all the cases, he was with drug-addicted prostitutes and, in one case that was reported by Global B.C. News reporter John Daly in November 2006, police found what they believed was cocaine in his car.
The "truth," Ho told me after one of the incidents, is that he is addicted to Vancouver's drug-addled prostitutes.
"I am addicted to helping them," he said.
Vancouver police officers described Ho's comments to me as "hogwash."
Yesterday, Vancouver police backed up their belief that something was amiss with Ho by announcing a slew of charges against the prominent philanthropist and businessman.
The charges — the results of a "complex investigation" — stem from an incident that took place on Dec. 28, 2008.
Like the other cases, this one also involved a woman tied to the sex trade. Ho has not told me anything about this latest episode. But he gave me his version of what happened on two other occasions police dealt with him and sex-trade workers.
In one of the incidents, police were called to his downtown suite on Seymour Street. A woman was in his apartment. She had called police and said Ho was holding her. Police arrived, investigated and found crack pipes, but did not lay charges.
Ho said the woman was seeking his help, like the others he said he has helped, and wanted a safe place for the night. As they got into the elevator, another man barged his way in and forced him upstairs. Ho's apartment was ransacked and the man left, Ho said.
The woman called the cops, making it sound as if she was being sexually assaulted, said Ho, adding he was trying to persuade the woman to get help after the man had gone.
As for the crack pipes, Ho said they belonged to the woman.
Then there was the incident where Ho was pulled over by cops in east Vancouver. There were two well-known drug-addicted prostitutes in his vehicle.
Ho allegedly told the cops that he was going to call then-Vancouver police chief Jamie Graham. No charges came from the incident, but the arresting cops alleged they found cocaine in the back seat.
Ho described that incident as a big misunderstanding. According to Ho, one of the young women in the car was from Kelowna and was trying to get away from her lesbian pimp. He said he was trying to pay off the pimp to let the young woman return to her family in Kelowna.
As for the cocaine, Ho said he did not know where it came from, after he was sent home in a taxi.
When I took this case to the Vancouver police after the incident, the official reaction was, "Sure, yeah, but we have no comment."
So which Ho are we dealing with? A weirdo with a penchant for street hookers or a caped crusader in a Porsche Cayenne?
Vancouver police seem to have made up their minds. But those close to Ho swear the man has been quietly helping young women involved in drugs and the sex trade for about six years. They tell me that he has written cheques for up to $15,000 to women, who have lost their teeth, to get dental work.
In one case told to me, Ho rescued a woman in the clutches of a
violent pimp and arranged for her to go back to Hungary where he supports her with a monthly stipend until she gets back on her feet.
He has apparently helped a University of B.C. professor get her daughter back from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. He has never made this work public and only his closest aides and confidantes know about this philanthropy that has got him into trouble, one of his aides said yesterday.
"I don't know what to think. I have seen him try so hard to help some of these girls and I know for sure he has helped many young girls," she said. "He has some enemies and I feel really sad today ... he has a good heart," she said.
| http://www.theprovince.com/news/addi...422/story.html
I actually kind of believe him. I mean, although his story is so far out there, no liar with half a mind would try to pass that off as the truth. I think i'm on the fence.
If that hooker had ran out of his house where he had keg-sized bundles of marijuana stored, and she somehow magically got a gunshot to the head, subsequently dying from it, then I'd definitely be more suspicious.
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