Twenty people are facing more than 100 charges, including 52 counts of conspiracy to commit murder, in connection with a series of violent towing industry incidents throughout the Toronto region over the last two years.
Investigators launched a wiretap operation known as Project Yankee last October to collect evidence against a group known as “The Union” which was believed to be engaged in criminal activities and violence aimed at seizing control of the towing industry, Toronto Police Chief Superintendent Joe Matthews said during a June 18 press conference.
