As a result of Project Badminton, a 30-month investigation led by RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime, in partnership with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary and the RCMP-RNC Joint Force Operation West (JFO West), Dominic Delisle has been sentenced to seven years incarceration, after pleading guilty to the following charges:
- Obtaining Material Benefit from Sexual Services - Section 286 Criminal Code (CC)
- Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking - Section 5(2) Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
- Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose - Section 88 CC
- Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm - Section 91(1) CC
- Unauthorized Possession of a Prohibited Weapon - Section 92(2) CC
- Possession of a Prohibited Firearm in a Vehicle - Section 94(1) CC
- Possession of a Prohibited Firearm with Ammunition - Section 95(1) CC
- Possession of a Firearm Contradictory to a Prohibition Order - Section 117 CC
With credit for time served since his arrest in 2022, Delisle has just over 1500 days left to serve. In addition, a lifetime firearms prohibition is imposed and he must submit to a mandatory DNA order.
The RCMP announced details of Project Badminton in September 2022: https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2022/rcmp-nl-project-badminton-disrupts-crime-group-engaged-drug-and-human-trafficking
RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime targets criminal activity involving national security, transnational and serious organized crime and cyber crime throughout the entire province of Newfoundland and Labrador.