The man whose phone call brought down a cabinet minister is a former parking lot security specialist who suffered a spectacular bankruptcy last year and is known to boast of owning a tank and assault rifles.

Derrick Snowdy, 38, is described as a rogue by some he has worked with, and by others as a competent private investigator who delivered for his clients. He built a private security company with nearly 400 employees that did store detective work for major companies such as Shoppers Drug Mart and HMV, but the company went bankrupt in 2007.

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