Overview
- Ontario Superior Court Justice Peter Bawden said evidence links Rolan Sokolovski to communications and transactions with the alleged Wedding organization.
- Court filings describe an FBI‑seized phone containing hundreds of Threema messages involving Sokolovski that referenced cryptocurrency and bank transfers.
- Four proposed sureties pledged a combined $1.2 million as Sokolovski offers $2 million, with a plan for him to live under their supervision under a publication ban protecting their identities.
- Prosecutors argue he poses a public‑safety risk and a flight risk, while the multi‑day bail hearing continues ahead of U.S. extradition proceedings.
- Sokolovski testified he earned substantial sums from crypto trades and poker but reported negligible personal income and did not declare those earnings on tax returns.