Gerald Bennett’s sentencing hearing Sept. 3 Laurie Weir, Smiths Falls Record News A former eastern Ontario fire chief pleaded guilty to charges of theft, fraud and breach of trust Monday July 8 in Brockville criminal court. Sentencing for Gerald Bennett, 61, of Elgin, who was the chief for the Town of Gananoque with contracted services […]
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The former fire chief of Gananoque and the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands has pleaded guilty of defrauding the municipalities of more than $65,000 over a four-year period.
His lawyer, Armoured Suits Ottawa’s Joshua Clarke, has noted that Bennett has “agreed to pay back the $45,000 that he took from the town and township and the money is in trust”.
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Opioid death are on the rise in Canada. Former Ottawa pharmacist, Waseem Shaheen, convicted of trafficking $1,000,000 worth of fentanyl patches, was sentenced to 14 years in prison – it’s the toughest sentence ever handed down to a pharmacist dealing fentanyl. Armoured Suits Criminal Defence Lawyers‘ Joshua Clarke spoke with Ottawa’s CTV News on why […]
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Joshua Clarke from Armoured Suits Criminal Defence Lawyers speaks with Henry Burris and CTV Morning Live Ottawa about the current pot laws. Joshua covers topics including possession, distribution, trafficking, and penalties. He also delves into drug impaired driving and sheds some light on the new detection tools that police will be using. If you missed […]
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Harrassment has been a hot topic in the Canadian media over the last week. A series of allegations made by the wife of the captain of the Ottawa Senators against a fellow teammate’s fiancée, detailing a season-long campaign of targeted online harassment, has many people asking what exactly constitutes harrassment versus cyberbullying. In his latest CTV […]
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