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The wealthy Calgary businessman at the centre of a police corruption case is now a wanted man.

Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Glenn Poelman agreed with a Crown application on Wednesday to release a warrant for the arrest of Ken Carter after he failed once again to show up for his sentencing hearing.

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Defence counsel Gavin Wolch said his client remains in Russia with a mystery ailment he refused to divulge in court.

Wolch said for privacy reasons he didn’t want the medical issue publicly disclosed.

Wolch earlier said a heart condition hospitalized his client in the Russian city of Kazan, 800 kilometres east of Moscow, but told Poelman what ails his client now prevents him from flying home.

Crown prosecutor Katherine Love asked the judge to release a Canada-wide warrant for Carter’s arrest, even though it wouldn’t apply in Russia.

Love said the warrant could be passed on to Interpol and Carter could be arrested if he travelled to countries with an extradition agreement with Canada.