A Vancouver businessman has been paid millions of dollars in a secret settlement with the federal government after the Canada Border Services Agency wrongly accused him of exporting military technology to China in violation of export controls, a W5 investigation reveals.
The payout to Steve de Jaray of more than $10 million in a confidential settlement and the events leading up to his arrest are revealed in a W5 investigation airing tonight on CTV.
On April 29, 2010, de Jaray and his 26-year-old daughter, Perienne, who managed the U.S. operation, were charged with two counts of exporting controlled goods. A conviction on the charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
That accusation and subsequent publicity surrounding the charges of contravening the Customs Act and the Export and Import Permits Act caused Steve de Jaray to lose his business — Apex Micro Manufacturing, based in Delta, B.C. — and his lavish home in a posh West Vancouver neighbourhood.
The charges, de Jaray noted, “effectively branded” him “an arms dealer and an international terrorist.”
With her arrest forever cited on the Internet, Perienne said her chances at landing job have been shattered. “I’m completely unemployable. Who would ever employ somebody who was branded a terrorist?”
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