Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 ::: Leases

Back to our coverage of the Dzeko Scammers. The Dzeko Scammers, as readers of this blog are aware, stole a billboard lease at 10 Wickman Road from a developer named Ravi Banwait. We provided coverage of the matter in the following blog posts:

Legal Pincers Close on Dzeko Scammers

10 Wickman Road Scammers Face Million Dollar Environmental Cleanup Bill

Dzeko Scammers File Appeal

At 10 Wickman Road, Roy Dzeko’s Men Don’t Get Away With Scamming Ravi Banwait Out of $1.3 Million.

Meanwhile, we have discovered that the real estate agent that the Scammers used, Brian Gogek, was found guilty of ethical violations in 2006 and was fined by the Real Estate Council of Ontario [PDF].

We also found an interesting document in the Appeal Court files. It’s the cross-examination of Elio Monaco. We believe that Elio Monaco lied under oath. He claims that he first thought of putting a sign at 10 Wickman Road in September 2007 because he fortuitously drove by the property while exiting IKEA. It had nothing to do with Roy Dzeko tipping him off, despite the fact that Roy Dzeko was the best man at Monaco’s wedding, despite the fact that Roy Dzeko was present at the Community Council meeting in September 2007 when the variance was granted.

Here’s the cross-examination:

Monaco also testified that he developed this illegal billboard at 165 Avenue Road:

That’s a fascia sign on a mural permit. It’s also too high and it encroaches the abutting property. The mural permit was obtained by one Roy Dzeko, Elio Monaco’s best man:

Monaco is also operating an illegal billboard at 262 Wilson Ave. with Street Life Media and at 2029 Jane Street with Pattison.