thePodcast: A Canadian in Paris: Thomas Herdman's long wait for trial

theBreaker.news Podcast

Jul 20 2025 | 00:48:45

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Show Notes

For the week of July 20, 2025: In March 2021, a Vancouver encrypted smartphone company made worldwide headlines for the wrong reasons. Authorities in Europe and the U.S. shut down Sky Global and accused CEO Jean-Francois Eap and distributor Thomas Herdman of helping transnational drug traffickers and money launderers. Both men claim innocence. Herdman, 64, spent four years in a French jail until June, but must remain in Paris, on bail, to wait for his late 2026 trial. This week’s guest is Thomas Herdman. As usual, Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines and the Virtual Nanaimo Bar. CLICK BELOW to […]

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