Overview
- Paradkar, 62, testified he would accept 24/7 house arrest with GPS monitoring, surrender his passport, avoid electronic devices except his wife’s phone, and pledge $5 million in sureties.
- Crown lawyers told Ontario Superior Court he should remain in custody pending extradition because of flight risk and the need to protect the public and maintain confidence in the justice system.
- U.S. prosecutors allege he advised Ryan Wedding to kill cooperating witness Jonathan Acebedo-Garcia, who was shot dead in Medellín on Jan. 31, though Paradkar denies the claims.
- Court filings say key evidence comes from a cooperating FBI witness plus data from a phone seized in Mexico from alleged associate Andrew Clark and transferred to the FBI in March 2025.
- The FBI this week released a new photo of fugitive Wedding, and the U.S. State Department is offering a US$15 million reward for information leading to his capture or conviction.