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A small-town mayor who won the nightly 50/50 draw at the local hockey rink was shocked when he and his family became targets of a money-laundering probe.

David Screech found himself on the hot seat after he won a little over $5,000 at a major junior game in Victoria.

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“With everything going on with money laundering in this province, it really makes you wonder when they go after a guy who bought a lucky ticket at a hockey game,” said Screech, the mayor of nearby View Royal. “Where are their priorities?”

It all started last November, when Screech’s number came up at a Victoria Royals game. He said he took the $5,100 in winnings to his local CIBC branch, mentioning to the teller that he won the cash at the game.

“Then about three weeks ago, CIBC phoned me and said, ‘We’d like to establish the source of these funds,’ ” Screech told me Wednesday. “I was quite taken aback and said, ‘You know what? I’m not going to answer that question. I don’t think it’s any of your business.’ Then it evolved from there.”