In an e-mailed statement, a spokesperson for Metrolinx, the provincial agency that oversees GO Transit, said it learned about this allocation because of The Globes inquiries. Bondfield also launched a public relations campaign with clients, suppliers and subcontractors to assure them nothing improper had taken place with the St. Michaels procurement. As Vice President of Project Development, Alessandra is involved in the earliest stages of projects, from preliminary costing to planning of the construction efforts. Evidence filed in court by Zurich includes Mr. Aquinos handwritten notes, which show he sought advice from Mr. MacNaughton. exist: function (resource_id) { htmlTag.className += ' td-md-is-os-x'; The problem was that neither company, both of which were owned by Mr. Georgious family, had actually performed any work. When he was asked about a 2013 e-mail from Mr. Aquino, which showed Bondfield replaced eight dead trees on Mr. Georgious property, Mr. Georgiou replied, I paid for those trees. He explained that he paid Mr. Aquino in cash and sports tickets. gtag('config', 'UA-126742684-1'); 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. var td_magnific_popup_translation_tCounter="%curr% of %total%"; Mr. Aquino rallied allies in the construction industry and a prominent Conservative fundraiser. .tds-progress-bar2 .tdm-progress-bar:after, font-weight:normal; Alessandra Aquino, B. ENG, MBA, Vice President of Project Development. font-family:"Work Sans"; { In its summary of key findings, the special committee declared that the procurement was not compromised. He has not been charged with a criminal offence, and he did not respond to a request for comment. 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. this.is_ajax_running = false; 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. #td-mobile-nav .td-menu-login-section a:hover, #td-mobile-nav .td-register-section a:hover, } Under questioning by Zurichs lawyer, Matthew Lerner, Mr. Aquino acknowledged Bondfield performed all of this work free of charge. 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. var td_ad_background_click_link=""; .tds-button2 .tdm-btn-text, I dont know if it was feedback I was getting from Vas or from my consultants.. The multifaceted police probe, which is now scrutinizing multiple hospital construction contracts as well as an alleged scheme to siphon $80-million out of Bondfield through the use of false invoices, is entering its third year. He said all four members of Mr. Georgious committee directed his team to rescore the bidders. But a month before St. Michaels even announced Mr. Georgious appointment publicly in January, 2013, celebrations had begun in Bondfields head office. "@type": "WebSite", input[type=submit]:hover, Workplace safety and health will continue to evolve, and the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) will continue to connect you with industry expertise, a network of like-minded peers and the latest innovations. ul.sf-menu > .menu-item > a { .tds-button1, The Globe filed a motion in court to have Bondfields lawsuit dismissed under the Protection of Public Participation Act an Ontario law passed to quash meritless lawsuits that are launched not to seek an actual remedy, but to intimidate and suppress speech that is in the public interest. Some information may no longer be current. googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); Police allege that was assault with a weapon. htmlTag.className += ' td-md-is-safari'; John Aquino, formerly of Bonfield Construction, formerly in Concord, has been charged criminally by York Regional Police. Vas Georgiou had been the chief administrative officer of Infrastructure Ontario, the agency responsible for all of the provinces major public-sector building projects, and before that, a senior executive at another Toronto hospital, St. Josephs Health Centre. Do not get upset or angry, he wrote. .widget_display_replies .bbp-author-name, EllisDons Middle East and North Africa (MENA) teams SeaWorld Abu Dhabi project has been awarded the Building Transformation Innovation Spotlight Ontario Construction News staff writer #bbpress-forums .bbp-topic-started-in a:hover, 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. However, he added he would have no reason to correct The Globes interpretation of Mr. Aquinos notes. 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. .td_block_template_2 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item, .td_block_template_11 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item, In a statement to The Globe this week, a spokesperson for Osler said the firm had no knowledge of the e-mail deletions. He didnt pay because he was a friend and a client, he said. Click here to leave a comment! .td_wp_recentcomments a:hover, .td_block_template_8 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item, Mr. Aquino was fired from Bondfield in 2018 by his younger brother Steven Aquino, who supplanted him as president. Have the Top Business Headlines newsletter conveniently delivered to your inbox in the morning or evening. That didnt stop Mr. Aquino. Mr. Georgious lawyer has said her client denies any wrongdoing. body .td_top_authors .td-active .td-authors-name a, It is the first major test of the capabilities of the SFO, which was created in 2018 in response to criticism that law enforcement has struggled to properly investigate and prosecute complex white-collar crime. Under questioning by Zurichs lawyers, Mr. Georgiou confirmed they had been friends since high school. color: #38a6c1; .tdm_block_column_content:hover .tdm-col-content-title-url .tdm-title, Can we say I have no involvement?. } body .td-trending-now-title, JOHN AQUINO, MARCO CARUSO, GIUSEPPE ANASTASIO a.k.a. Mr. Aquino was Bondfield's CEO when it won the St. Michael's contract in 2015.Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail. Mr. Georgiou worked at Infrastructure Ontario from 2006 until he was dismissed in 2012, after he was implicated in a false invoice scheme at Torontos York University. But the e-mails uncovered by Zurich show he was not deterred. Zurich is seeking a court order to rescind the surety bonds it issued. CLF supplies labourers to GTA job sites for general cleanup work on a temporary or long-term basis. Mr. Aquino said Mr. Georgiou didnt do anything to earn the remaining $450,000, and he had no explanation for the spreadsheet that indicated he owed Mr. Georgiou $500,000. .header-search-wrap .td-drop-down-search:after, 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. function tdBlock() { .td-post-small-box a:hover, Lawyers for Mr. Aquino and Mr. Georgiou said it would be inappropriate for them to comment while the matter is before the courts. "@context": "http://schema.org", 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. 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. "; .td-mobile-content .current-menu-item > a, The author of the letters, which were unsigned, urged the reporters to look into the many ties between Mr. Georgiou and Mr. Aquino, and the awarding of the St. Michaels contract. A spreadsheet of all of Mr. Aquinos assets, found on Bondfields servers, included a notation next to the company that owned the buildings: Owe Vas $500,000., Under questioning by Zurichs lawyers, Mr. Aquino said he had gifted about $50,000 worth of shares in the company to Mr. Georgiou in 2012, before he was hired by St. Michaels. Mr. Georgiou advised Mr. Aquino to keep his temper well known throughout Ontarios construction industry in check. (1979). Whatever pressure Mr. Aquino was contemplating, nothing came of it. But Zurich alleges other e-mails show Mr. Georgiou was indeed trying to obtain some kind of compensation for Mr. Mendonca. .td_block_wrap .td-subcat-item a.td-cur-simple-item { 0 0 805 All Time 0. } .wpb_text_column blockquote p, } But behind the scenes, e-mails show, he continued to act as an aide to Mr. Aquino a whisperer who could help him navigate the politics of the hospital. .td-subcat-filter .td-subcat-dropdown:hover .td-subcat-more, var td_ajax_url="https:\/\/www.ontarioconstructionnews.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?td_theme_name=Newspaper&v=12.2"; Zurich, citing this alleged corruption, is seeking a court order rescinding the bonds it issued on the St. Michaels contract. tdLocalCache.remove(resource_id); border-color: #38a6c1; this.td_filter_value = ''; //current live filter value Zurich found scores of internal Bondfield documents with notations such as owe Vas $500,000 allegedly showing Mr. Georgiou received multiple benefits from Bondfield before, during and after the St. Michaels procurement. More than 10,000 pages of recently unsealed court documents show that dealings between a senior Toronto hospital executive and a construction company chief executive officer were far more extensive than reported so far, and the pair went to great lengths to conceal them. .td_outlined_btn, } Mr. Georgiou replied three hours later, saying he spoke with Mr. Mendonca, who he said had agreed to hang in. He explained that Mr. Mendonca felt trapped because work on the project had come to a standstill, and that he was going to get trashed at the upcoming St. Michaels board meeting. ,{ ), In August, 2016, Mr. Georgiou e-mailed Mr. Aquino, and in an apparent reference to litigation, said: It is time to play smart offense, enough stay at home defense., The next month, Mr. Georgiou sought a letter from Bondfield that would state neither he, nor any company associated with him, had received any compensation from Mr. Aquino or any companies associated with Mr. Aquino. John Di Aquino, 64. Despite his unceremonious exit, Mr. Georgiou acted as a sort of liaison between Mr. Aquino and Mr. Mendonca. font-size:12px; "@type": "ListItem", .block-title > span, But without Mr. Toigos support, the contract couldnt be awarded. .td_block_template_6 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item, .td_block_template_1 .td-related-title, } 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.. In his statement to The Globe, Mr. DuHamel of Sunnybrook said no one had informed the hospital about the testimony. 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Vas Georgiou, top, and John Aquino, bottom. He was part of a steering committee of four senior officials who approved the shortlist of bidders, and another steering committee of four who ultimately recommended Bondfield win the contract decisions by consensus that, he says, eliminated any outsized influence he may have tried to wield. You have entered an incorrect email address! (1979) as Deputy Sheriff As well, the Globe and Mail reports that on June 12, 2018, John Aquino threatened to kill an employee who was doing work on his home. As well, on Oct. 12, 2018, three days before he was fired, John Aquino threatened to kill an adult male regarding e-mails that he didnt like, the Globe and Mail wrote, referencing police sources. .td-instagram-user a, .post .td_quote_box, The Globe and Mail reported last week that arrest followed an investigation by YRP detectives of several complaints from current and former staff of Bondfield in Vaughan. background-color: #38a6c1; .td-left-smart-list:hover, Using the word we loosely did not infer that I was on his team and I wanted him to win and not the others, he said. In response to the revelations, the hospital and Infrastructure Ontario each hired teams of lawyers and forensic investigators, neither of which found evidence of the alleged kickbacks. On July 23, 2014, the evaluators tasked with reviewing the design submissions of the bidders presented their scores to the steering committee of four senior officials, including Mr. Georgiou. (Mr. Georgiou was also suing St. Michaels for wrongful dismissal. In 2015, not long after Bondfield broke ground at the hospital, brown envelopes containing identical letters appeared in the mailboxes of four Globe and Mail journalists. .tdm-btn-style2:before { Mr. Aquino was Bondfield's CEO when it won the St. Michael's contract in 2015. 2442931 ONTARIO INC., BONDFIELD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED, JOHN AQUINO, VASOS GEORGIOU and UNITY HEALTH TORONTO Defendants/Moving Party ORDER THIS MOTION, made by the Defendant, Unity Health Toronto, in writing, for an Order validating and substituting service on the Defendant, John Aquino, to this action, Have the Top Business Headlines newsletter conveniently delivered to your inbox in the morning or evening. Some information may no longer be current. body .td_top_authors .td_mod_wrap:hover .td-author-post-count, John Aquino Attorney and Author Silver Spring, MD 659 others named John Aquino are on LinkedIn See others named John Aquino Add new skills with these courses Photoshop and Illustrator:. Derrick Toigo, then a senior vice-president with Infrastructure Ontario, refused to approve Bondfields bid. This article was published more than 1 year ago. .td_block_template_10 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item, var td_magnific_popup_translation_tPrev="Previous (Left arrow key)"; Mark Buckshon, Publisher, Ontario Construction News. Again, the scores were not favourable to Bondfield. [email protected]. color: #38a6c1; } .td-search-background:before { .td-category-title-holder .td-page-title { As for the project itself, St. Michaels has opened six floors of the new tower for patient care, as well as a COVID-19 vaccination clinic. An Ontario Superior Court judge found that those funds were illegitimately transferred to subcontractors for services that were never delivered. This article was published more than 1 year ago. .tds-button6 .tdm-btn-text, .td-weather-week:before, Mr. Aquino was a part owner of the company that owned the building and, during the same period of time Mr. Georgiou was evaluating bidders interested in redeveloping the hospital, Mr. Georgiou had been co-ordinating construction work at the building. In an e-mail, a spokesperson for the hospital said it is co-operating fully with the investigation and has retained a law firm to investigate. "; .td_block_template_7 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item, .td_outlined_btn { On Dec. 8, Mr. Georgiou e-mailed Mr. Aquino: I told smooth to do whatever he can do to help you and we will work things out. Then, two days before Christmas, Mr. Georgiou e-mailed Mr. Aquino with a cryptic request: Any chance to get something for Smooth today or tomorrow?, Mr. Aquino replied with a terse, two-word answer: Boxing Day. Mr. Georgiou replied: I will give him some more help tomorrow as he needs for xmas. Asked by Zurichs lawyers what help he provided to Mr. Mendonca, Mr. Aquino said he believed he gave him a panettone, the Italian sweet bread that is popular at Christmas. .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu ul .td-menu-item > a:hover, .tds-progress-bar3 .tdm-progress-bar:after { The report touted the number of hours it spent interviewing witnesses (144) and the number of documents it reviewed (3,785) and made several sweeping conclusions. (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.) Learn how your comment data is processed. Law firms that specialize in white-collar investigations often turn to the courts to compel the production of documents. "@type": "ListItem", Whats more, it said its investigators which consisted of a team from Toronto law firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP and forensic auditors from Cohen Hamilton Steger & Co. Inc. had found no evidence of any attempt to inappropriately influence the procurement. Infrastructure Ontario paid Blakes $1.4-million for its work on the report. 32 followers 30 connections. Lived In North Hollywood CA, West Hollywood CA, Los Angeles CA, Boca Raton FL. I need you at office immediately, Mr. Aquino wrote to Mr. Weinstock at 1:05 p.m. At 3:41 p.m., someone logged into Bondfields e-mail archiver and searched for all messages containing the term Vas Georgiou. Next, similar searches for keywords that might capture e-mails written by Mr. Georgiou were executed. } Mr. Georgiou exploited his position to influence the direction of the evaluation, the company said in its pleadings. Copyright Of The Record 2020 All rights reserved. The mass deletion of those estimated 5,000 e-mails, however, did not capture every mention of Mr. Georgiou. We know courts, and courts know and trust us. htmlTag.className += ' ie11'; They own the globe and maybe we can get story crushed.. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. set: function (resource_id, cachedData) { .wpb_default, 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. if ( /(iPad|iPhone|iPod)/g.test(navigator.userAgent) ) { -webkit-box-shadow: 0 4px 26px #38a6c1; Aquino, who was the directing mind of Bondfield, arranged for a false invoicing scheme by which various suppliers rendered invoices to, and were paid by, Bondfield, but provided no actual services. John Aquino talks on the phone in his SUV last April outside Bondfield's office in Vaughan. htmlTag.className += ' td-md-is-ios'; .td_wrapper_video_playlist .td_video_controls_playlist_wrapper, Steven Aquino replied that, yes, his brother told him he had paid Mr. Marafioti in connection with Bondfields work at Sunnybrook. The sprawling nature of the Bondfield probe also speaks to the companys significant role in Ontarios public sector, as well as the deep impact its 2019 insolvency left on the construction industry. .sf-menu > .current-menu-ancestor > a:after, { if ( navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE 10.0") > -1 ) { But sensitive and confidential bidding information continued to flow Mr. Aquinos way. In its statement, Unity Health characterized Zurichs lawsuit as an attempt to get out of its obligations under the surety bonds, and noted that the healthcare network has countersued the insurer. } 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. background-color: #38a6c1; Turner Construction has an office in Toronto, but is headquartered in New York. Join to connect Bondfield Construction Company Limited. .tds-progress-bar1 .tdm-progress-bar:after, He also co-chaired, with John Aquino, an annual fundraising gala for Runnymede Health Centre, a small hospital in Torontos west end that was redeveloped by Bondfield in 2007. A police investigation, which is being led by a provincial law enforcement initiative known as the Serious Fraud Office, is targeting Sam Marafioti, a Sunnybrook executive who oversaw construction and planning until his recent resignation from the hospital. } Aquino, 48, was arrested and charged on Sept. 23, York Regional Police (YRP) Staff Sgt. The unsealed documents were filed by Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd., which issued surety bonds on the project. Is it fair to say you were doing this as a favour to him because of his role and influence at Infrastructure Ontario? Mr. Lerner asked. .tdm_block_pricing.tdm-pricing-featured:before, Receive a free update of the latest Ontario Construction News each morning -- Cancel anytime! Our Toronto office acts for Ernst & Young Inc., as monitor in the CCAA proceedings of Bondfield Construction Company Limited and various affiliates. .tdm-btn-style3 { The monitor and . Contact us: [email protected], 2023 26750547 Ontario Ltd., Ontario Construction News, 1554 Carling Ave. Suite 57, Ottawa, ON K1Z 7M4 (888) 627-8717 ext 114. 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. 235. Your time is valuable. In the email to OCN, Pattendden wrote that Aquino has been charged with two counts of Assault with a Weapon, a single Break and Enter count, and four counts of Uttering Threats. Next post This is the most recent story. background: rgba(0,0,0,0.8); 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. These are often referred to as SLAPP suits (Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation). } body .td_top_authors .td-active .td-author-comments-count, filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='rgba(0,0,0,0.8)', endColorstr='rgba(0,0,0,0.7)', GradientType=0 ); } .archive .widget_archive .current a, .block-title > label, 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. 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