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Vancouver businessman accused of concocting ‘smokescreen’ to hide misappropriation of $11M from elderly parents

Charles Funaro faces questions in court over claim his parents loaned him almost all their money before deaths

Bethany Lindsay
Bethany Lindsay

5 Nov 2026 • 6 min read

The law courts in Port Coquitlam, B.C., are shown on a cloudy day.
Charles Funaro faced cross-examination at B.C. Supreme Court last month over his claim that his elderly parents loaned him most of their money before their deaths. (The Investigative Journalism Foundation/Bethany Lindsay)

Bethany Lindsay
Bethany Lindsay

Bethany Lindsay is an award-winning investigative journalist who covers white-collar crime. She is based in Vancouver and previously reported for CBC News, the Vancouver Sun, and the Cambodia Daily.

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