Federal Indictment Charging Olympic, Cocaine Trafficker, Ordering Murder — 10 Arrested in Federal Indictment Charging Olympic Athlete-Turned-Cocaine Trafficker with Ordering Murder of Witness in January | United States Justice Department.
announcement 10 Arrested in Federal Indictment Charging Olympic Athlete-Turned-Cocaine Trafficker with Ordering Murder of Witness in January Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs WASHINGTON – Ten defendants have been arrested – and 11 total are in custody – pursuant to a nine-count federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charging a former Olympic snowboarder now on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List, a Canadian criminal barrister, a reggaeton musician, a would-be gangland news website operator, and others in connection with the January
31 murder in Colombia of a federal witness in a separate criminal case.Ryan James Wedding, 44, a Canadian national residing in Mexico, the case’s lead defendant, has been charged with overseeing the operations of a criminal enterprise – including by engaging in witness intimidation tactics such as murder – and enriching himself with the enterprise’s laundered drug proceeds. An immigration action also is being initiated against Madeline Paradkar, 27, a Canadian national residing in Chicago who is an attorney and Paradkar’s daughter.Law enforcement continues to search for Wedding, and the following three
defendants:Rasheed Pascua Hossain, 32, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;Bianca Canastillo-Madrid, 37, of Mexico City; andTommy Demorizi, 35, of Montréal, who is believed to be a fugitive in the Dominican RepublicIf convicted, Wedding – and the defendants charged in connection with the victim’s murder – would face a maximum sentence of life in federal prison.The FBI is investigating this matter with the Los Angeles Police Department, the United States Departments of State and Treasury – Office of Foreign Assets Control, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police – Federal Policing. “‘Operation Giant Slalom’ is a dynamic international investigation