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Multimillionaire Vancouver developer jailed for ignoring court orders

Developer Helen Chan Sun is the sole shareholder of a company that holds the title to hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Vancouver real estate. But the multimillionaire will spend the next 40 days in a jail cell after repeatedly ignoring orders to come clean with a creditor

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Multimillionaire Vancouver developer jailed for ignoring court ordersDeveloper Helen Chan Sun is the sole shareholder of a company that holds the title to hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Vancouver real estate. But the multimillionaire will spend the next 40 days in a jail cell after repeatedly ignoring orders to come clean with a creditor
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