Named in the civil lawsuit are the commercial fisherman Scott Stanley Matthew Steer, and his spouse, Melissa Dawn Larocque, also known as Melissa Steer. Also named are Larocque’s mother, Diane Gail Butz, and several companies. The companies included Harbourside Marine, 1215419 B.C. Ltd., 1254691 B.C. Ltd., 913744 B.C. Ltd. (operating as Alaskan Moon Seafood), Prawnsebi.com Seafood and Shore to Door Seafood Products. The money is in a number of bank accounts in the names of Steer, Larocque and the companies, according to the civil forfeiture claim. The mortgaged Gabriola home at 1150 Chappel Place is valued at $622,000, according to B.C. Assessment Authority records.
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A new defendant has been added to a civil lawsuit launched by the province seeking forfeiture of a Salt Spring Island property that the government alleges was linked to a $200-million-plus international stock fraud.
In a consent order filed May 10 in B.C. Supreme Court, which is agreed to by both parties, Philippines resident Jay Lee was added as a defendant.
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Other defendants in the case include Skye Lee, also known as Geordie Lee; Alicia Lee, spouse of Skye; Beresford Estates, which owns the $2.6-million Salt Spring Island property; and Vincent Manalastas, the sole director of Beresford Estates, and who is believed to be living in the Philippines.