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The Hunted: Episode 5 - Omid Tahvili: "Tony Soprano of the Great White North"

April 22, 2025 • 28 mins

In this episode of THE HUNTED, host Jon F. Merz unveils the criminal dealings of Omid Tahvili, a Persian/Canadian who set himself up behind a front of legitimate businesses even as he was quickly constructing one of the largest criminal enterprises in Canadian history. While awaiting sentencing for kidnapping and sexual torture, Tahvili walked out of a detention facility and simply vanished. Where is he today and what else has he gotten up to? Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jfmthepulseofimagination Check out Jon's work: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jon-F.-Merz/author/B001JP43NU. https://jonfmerz.net/all-on-one/. Follow Jon: https://www.instagram.com/jonfmerzofficial/ & https://www.instagram.com/jfmthepulse Check out our other shows: THE WEEKLY STRANGE & THE HUNTED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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