Realtor Nazfar Mirhadi probed after kidnapping charge

Real estate agent faces charges after Oct. 21 abduction of Richmond man


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VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Council of B.C. has launched an investigation after a licensed agent was charged last week in a gangland kidnapping.
Nazfar Victoria Mirhadi, 28, a realtor since December 2006, is to appear in Vancouver Provincial Court today for a bail hearing.
She and six others — some with gang links to the Red Scorpions and Independent Soldiers — were charged after Vancouver police rescued a 29-year-old kidnapping victim in Richmond Oct. 21.
Mirhadi, 28, has no criminal record, but is now facing charges of kidnapping, unlawful confinement and extortion.
Her brother Mo Mirhadi, 21, was gunned down in 1997 at a North Vancouver movie theatre while watching the gangster movie Donnie Brasco. He had links to the Persian Pride gang.
Maureen Coleman, manager of compliance at the Real Estate Council, said Tuesday that the regulatory body learned of the Mirhadi charges by reading the newspaper over the weekend. “There is an investigation based on the information related to the criminal charges, definitely,” she said.
She said it is hard to know how long the probe will take. “What we look at when there are criminal charges is one, public risk, and two, their qualifications to be licensed under Section 10 of the Real Estate Act,” Coleman said.
Section 10 of the act says a realtor must be “of good reputation and suitable to be licensed at the level and in the category for which the applicant is applying” and must not have criminal convictions.
Mirhadi is an agent with ABF Broadway Realty, in Vancouver.
Coleman said the brokerage company was unaware of the charges until she contacted it Monday.
“The brokerage is seeking legal advice and last I heard they were trying to contact Naz, not realizing she was in custody,” Coleman said.