An Ontario judge has withdrawn criminal charges against a prominent towing-company owner and reality TV star, who is, in turn, expected to testify against two police officers in their coming corruption trials.
After he was charged, Mr. Sithambarpillay provided “detailed sworn statements, providing further evidence regarding his involvement and that of some of other charged officers. He is expected to be a witness at the trials of the two remaining officers,” assistant Crown attorney Daniel Mapa said. Mr. Sithambarpillay’s lawyer, Kally Ho, said in court that her client “has maintained his innocence throughout this prosecution, and has made no admissions of responsibility, whether criminally or civilly.”into the GTA’s tow-truck turf wars in February, 2020, revealed that more than 50 trucks had been burned and at least four men with ties to the GTA industry had been killed, as drivers competed for territory in the lucrative and fraud-rife industry.
Investigators were looking into tows within the GTA connected to stunt-driving offences , which, according to the agreed facts, require seven-day vehicle impoundments and “can often yield upwards of $2,000 per vehicle to the tow company.” The facts also note that Constable Showan’s enforcement history found that, after he joined the 407 Detachment in 2016, the majority of his stunt-driving tows were conducted by either Steve’s Towing or CCC Towing, a sister company also owned by Mr. Sithambarpillay – resulting “in at least $500,000 in towing business to Mr. Pillay.”