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A man named Mohamed Farah, 33, said in an interview by CityNews that he was the broker who arranged the meeting between the owners of the infamous alleged Rob Ford drug video and the Toronto Star.

Farah described the contents of the video as “what was described in the media.”

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When asked if the purpose of selling the video was to bring down the Ford administration, Farah said no.

“It’s not personal. It was a video that had monetary value,” he said, adding that the seller had a “girl that he loved” and wanted to make a new life for himself outside of the city.

Although the initial ask for the video was $1-million, the Toronto Star initially only offered $40,000. The seller then made a counter-offer of $80K which was rejected.

The CBC, who also interviewed Farah, describe the man as a well known community organizer in the Dixon Road neighbourhood.

Farah and others in the neighbourhood were offered suitcases full of money for the video by men who drove up in “fancy cars” and offering threats as well as money.