When the FBI swooped in and arrested Canadian businessman Vincent Ramos in 2018, it was supposed to be a good-news story for the RCMP.
The Phantom Secure CEO’s ability to sell encrypted phones to criminals had been a lingering source of embarrassment for Canadian law enforcement on the world stage.
But any joy in the moment quickly drained away when former RCMP staff sergeant Guy Belley logged on to Ramos’s computer and found confidential RCMP documents.
