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Chairperson Public Accounts ex MLa Bob Wilson FRAMED & JAILED FOR 7 YEARS

In Manitoba, alone ex MLa Bob Wilson who as Chairperson of Public Accounts discovered and carried a campaign to question annual grants to the Law Society of Manitoba from general revenues.  Quote Hansard " why are the  richest members of society getting a grant "?

grants to the Law Society from general revenues

Who engineers illegal contracts ?
CROWN LAWYERS OR POLICE ?

The police system is not as broken as the PUBLIC are being constantly brainwashed to believe.
 
IT'S MERELY A SPIN TO COVER UP CROWNS PROSECUTORS PONZIE greed

If there's an oppurtinty for oathbreakers to make alot of money by helping the CROWN commit crimes who's fault is it ? Who engineered,drafted to form fraud that enticed investors.

ONCE SUCKED IN TO THE WEB CONTRACT OF DECIET IT IS HARD TO GET OUT.

 Who has the power to jail the masterminds of illegal contracts ghostwritten for the CROWN ?.......... IN CANADA THE CROWN OR THE QUEEN
Once again why would the CROWN give the RCMP consent to prosecute and charge the CROWN GHOSTWRITING CRIMINALS ,WHEN THE CROWN HAS BEEN MAKING BILLIONS FOR GENERATIONS FROM ILLEGAL CONTRACTS under assignment to the QUEEN in the RIGHT OF CANADA ?







This is not DEMOCRACY. 

This IS corruption.

PRIVATE MEMBER BILL ....to transfer the 2 million annual grant for lawyers to the Minister of Education since the 1974 sweet arrangement from NDP Schreyer era was for education matters.




 

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U.S. Marshals nabbed him in November2011
, in Florida, after 30 yrs on the run. The drug investigation reached into the Manitoba Legislature with MLA Bob Wilson being indicted and sent to prison for his role

WINNIPEG - Ian "Whitey" Macdonald outran the law for more than 30 years. Now 73 years old and plagued by a myriad of health problems, Macdonald's days of running are long over. On Wednesday, he pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to import marijuana and was sentenced to two years house arrest. 

Ian "Whitey" Macdonald outran the law for more than 30 years????pleaded guilty to a single count? of conspiracy to import marijuana and was sentenced to two years house arrest. 




 ILLEGAL
CROWN/DFO recieved death betting insurance written in NOT FOR PROFIT BYLAWS ''sick'  government betrayal I didn't know who I was dealing with but Bob WILSON does.........


Where there is illegal monies running the FRAUD machine there is MAJOR corruption.
In order to create and launder illegal monies you need illegal contracts,

When you take away an illegal money moversplayground (FEDERAL WATERS or first nation tax free /credit union  , fishing lodges ,retreats , coastal communities or islands )  for the the CRIMINALS to thrive ON than you have DEMOCRACY  BASED on RULE OF  COMMON LAW .

when all levels of GOVERNMENT aid and abet ,COUNSEL,REPRESENT ,or HARBOUR FBI WANTED PONZIE CRIMINALS BY ALLOWING THEM SAFE HARBOUR SO THEY CAN IMPRESS AND CORRUPT UNSOPHISTICATED INVESTORS  from their BIG BOY YACHATS than you have DEMOCRACY  BASED on RULE OF  CROWN LAW .


 "WRONGFULLY CONVICTED DADDY LIST!"....
THE REAL CRIMINALS NEED TO BE
indicted and sent to prison for his/HER role
Disciplinary action needed against attorneys who mess up, are incompetent, abusing substances, or intentionally mislead or break the law when dealing with clients or the public in general.

Any REASONABLE PERSON can see thAT US FBI CONS WHO WORK IN COLLUSION WITH JUDICIAL/CROWN FISHING INVESTOR YACHAT CLUB BUDDIES BREEDS  ethical & moral CONFLICT LEADS TO CORRUPTION .



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Disciplinary action needed against attorneys who mess up, are incompetent, abusing substances, or intentionally mislead or break the law when dealing with clients
grants to the Law Society from general revenues
looked for a 'perfect patsy'  to blame for the 2/3 budget screw up...

i.e. a politician was a drug king pin  not Michael Gobuty(WINNEPEG jets owner )...he paid big coin and owned a a horse betting track. in other words ......political perks.

politicaly PUNKED !!!!!

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DADDYS GIRLS NEVER GIVE UP and look forward to the day !
Gerry-Jenn Wilson Hello Daddy Bob!  I am the #1 supporter for the "B.C. FOR BOB" cause! I look forward to the day that your name is off the "WRONGFULLY CONVICTED LIST!"....Thank-you for being such a wonderful Father! Onwards & Upwards! "VIVA LA BOB WILSON!".....Gerry-Jenn Wilson

MONICA -DOLAN Flynn Hello Daddy Doug!  I am the #1 supporter for the "B.C. FOR DOUGY" cause! I look forward to the day that your name is off the " CR HARBOUR AUTHORITY FRAUD LIST!"....Thank-you for being such a wonderful Father! Onwards & Upwards! "VIVA LA Doug DOLAN  Flynn!"..... MONICA -DOLAN Flynn 

Doug Flynn retired teacher and former volunteer DIRECTOR FOR DFO  CAMPBELL RIVER HARBOUR COMMISSION 
 volunteer good samaritian DEFENDER of Public Accounts FRAMED & STAGED"accidental carbon monoxide  DEATH on ebbing and flowing  FEDERAL WATERS  .


FORMER LEGAL AID LAWYER NOW A VANCOUVER ISLAND CROWN PROSECUTOR

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OPERATION ENTERPRISE PENSION LAND GOLD/oil &gas PONZIE  

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International efforts In 1989, the G7 identified money laundering as a significant international problem

UPDATE SEPT 2011
 The FEDERAL GOVERMENT of CANADA ALONG WITH THE BC  Supreme court has now ruled that lawyers can't be charged under the new CRIMINAL CODE for money laundering as it would  be a breach of client/lawyer privilige.






Taxation—Legislative jurisdiction—"B.N.A. Act, 1867," s. 92.


 B.C. man charged after $2.6 million tossed into sea near border  

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 B.C. man charged after $2.6 million tossed into sea near border     By Jeff Bell, Postmedia News November 1, 2011 7:06 PM         A 44-year-old Lake Cowichan man faces money-laundering charges after RCMP seized more than $2.6 million U.S. allegedly tossed into the waters off Sidney, B.C. earlier this year. Photograph by: RCMP, Handout VICTORIA — A late-night encounter with a small boat off Vancouver Island led RCMP to a suitcase filled with more than $2.6 million in American currency, one of the largest cash seizures in the history of the police agency.

RCMP officials said Tuesday that a man tried to get rid of the suitcase by throwing it overboard as their boat approached, but officers plucked it from the waves before making an arrest.

"We pulled in behind him, they turned on the lights, he tried to manoeuvre out of the way and then they shut him down," Supt. Derek Simmonds, head of the RCMP's Federal Border Integrity Program in B.C., said Tuesday.

The RCMP displayed the entire contents of the suitcase — $2,625,280 — at a news conference in Victoria on Tuesday. With that much money in one spot, security was tight and officers carrying automatic weapons kept watch.

The incident happened just before midnight on March 24 near the Canada-U.S. border in an area that the RCMP said is known for smuggling. Simmonds said it was necessary to wait several months before making the case public.

"The investigation was ongoing and there was a lot of avenues that we needed to follow up."

The lone suspect is Jeffrey Melchior, 44, of Lake Cowichan, B.C. He has been charged with possession of property obtained by crime and laundering the proceeds of crime and is scheduled to appear in court in Victoria on Nov. 21.

Simmonds said that although the amount of money seized wasn't a record for the RCMP "it is certainly up there on the scale."

"In terms of the RCMP, it is one of the largest cash seizures, and in the upper echelons of the range."

The money was organized in multiple bundles and wrapped in plastic, Simmonds said.



"Moving currency or contraband in large sums like this is a common identifier for the work of organized crime."



Given the amount of money seized, Simmonds said chances are good that it has made a dent in a criminal operation.



"I think this is a very positive outcome, in the world of organized crime and for this particular group, in disrupting their activity."



Investigators are still trying to pinpoint what such a large sum was to be used for.



"We're not exactly certain what the intent was with the money," Simmonds said.



"We're confident that cash is moved frequently across the border. It is the foundation of organized criminal activity."



Simmonds said the case has involved working with American investigators, including staff from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security.



The captured boat, a five-metre, rigid-hulled inflatable, was singled out when it was detected operating in a suspicious fashion by the border program's operations centre in Vancouver, which monitors radar feeds as part of regular scrutiny of marine traffic.



"This vessel was noted around midnight travelling at a high rate of speed for the time," Simmonds said.



The inflatable was also not using lights and was headed toward the border about two nautical miles away. Details of the boat's movements were passed along to both the RCMP marine patrol, which was on out on routine assignment, and the United States Coast Guard.



"It was part of our normal operating procedure that we had boats on the water," Simmonds said. "As part of an ongoing operation, the Border Integrity Program has marine resources deployed in various areas of interest known to be used by persons involved in illegal cross-border criminal activity."



Simmonds said the inflatable was boarded by RCMP officers in Swanson Channel, east of Saltspring Island. He said the capture of the boat was not a chase, more a case of the police vessel intercepting the inflatable.



Simmonds said that at the speed it was going, the boat was about six minutes from the border. Since the U.S. Coast Guard had been alerted, it would have been ready to take over, he said.



jwbell@timescolonist.com

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Canadians are very lucky to have Mr Page watching over us.

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The budget officer estimates the government will run a deficit of $18.7 billion in 2014-15, of $13.1 billion in 2015-16 and of $7.3 billion in 2016-17. The office predicts the government has a 10 per cent shot of returning to surplus by 2014-15, approximately one-in-four shot in 2015-16 and a 40 per cent chance of balancing the books by 2016-17.



On a positive note for consumers, the watchdog expects the Bank of Canada will maintain its key lending rate at one per cent through the third quarter of 2013 before gradually raising rates.



The office notes the government is reducing its structural deficit and that budgetary revenues will continue to grow faster than expenses in the coming years.



However, the watchdog is still warning that the federal government is on shaky financial ground over the long term, partly due to an aging population, and will need to either increase taxes or chop spending to resolve its budgetary challenges.



jfekete@postmedia.com



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24OCT73
TD/CANADA PEREMANENT TRUST COMPANY

FRAUD deferral practice
interest in the timber limits was subject to succession duty.


R.S.B.C. 1911, c. 217, s. 5,
BC LAND TITLES
TRANSFER OF LAND OR PART THEREOF
DESCRIPTION OF LAND 
# LOT 12
 #LOT 66
SAYWARD DISTRICT PLAN 7175
Conversion (law) . Conversion is a common lawtort. A conversion is a voluntary act by one person inconsistent with the ownership rights of another
DISTRICT OF CAMPBELL RIVER
CAMPBELL RIVER FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT



 
 Inter-Vivos Trust Audits

 
The CRA plans to audit inter vivos trusts. Their main targets are trusts established to facilitate income-splitting with lower income spouses and children. The CRA will primarily focus on three issues  

  1.  The CRA may challenge the deduction to the trust or assess a taxable benefit to the trustees (usually the parents).



. In certain circumstances, these notes may be viewed as being legally unenforceable, which could result in unintended and adverse tax consequences for the trust and/or beneficiaries.

TRUST WAS BASED ON FRAUD!!!!  -   TRUSTEE/AGENTS PENSION THEIFS 
                                  

  (k) PENSIONS,  ETC. To pay pensions for faithful  service,  as
         deemed appropriate by the Trustees,  and to adopt,  establish and carry
         out pension,  profit-sharing,  share bonus,  share  purchase,  savings,
         thrift and other  retirement,  incentive and benefit plans,  trusts and
         provisions,  including  the  purchasing  of life  insurance and annuity
         contracts as a means of providing such  retirement and other  benefits,
         for any or all of the Trustees,  officers,  employees and agents of the
Trust;               
DEAD PEASANTS INSURANCE

INSURANCE.  To purchase and pay for entirely out of Trust
         Property such insurance as they may deem  necessary or appropriate  for
         the conduct of the business,  including, without limitation,  insurance
         policies  insuring the assets of the Trust and payment of distributions
         and principal on its  portfolio  investments,  and  insurance  policies
         insuring  the  Shareholders,  Trustees,  officers,  employees,  agents,
         consultants,    Investment    Advisers,    managers,    Administrators,
         Distributors, Principal Underwriters, or other independent contractors,
         or any  thereof  (or any  Person  connected  therewith),  of the Trust,
         individually,  against  all  claims  and  liabilities  of every  nature
         arising by reason of  holding,  being or having held any such office or
         position,  or by reason of any  action  alleged  to have been  taken or
         omitted by any such Person in any such  capacity.  including any action
         taken or  omitted  that may be  determined  to  constitute  negligence,
         whether or not the Trust would have the power to indemnify  such Person
against such liability;


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Last month, Doyle criticized the B.C. finance ministry for allowing the deferral practice. Doyle said the government had promised to adhere to a higher standard of accounting principles but had instead embraced the deferral system instead.

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$2.2B in B.C. Hydro expenses deferred CBC News Posted: Oct 27, 2011 6:37 PM PT Last Updated: Oct 27, 2011 11:08 PM PT Read 150 comments150 Facebook 13 Twitter 4 Share 17 Email B.C. Auditor General John Doyle is again critical of provincial government accounting standards. CBCB.C.’s auditor general says BC Hydro has deferred $2.2 billion in current expenses that he says sooner or later, Hydro customers will have to pay for.

John Doyle says the deferrals are now an accepted accounting practice but, in addition to being a burden on ratepayers in the future, the deferrals mask the real cost of doing business and create the appearance of profitability.

Hydro's deferral accounts have hit $2.2 billion and will reach $5 billion in 2017, with no plan to halt that growth, said Doyle.

But Energy Minister Rich Coleman says Doyle is mistaken.

"That's actually not true," Coleman told reporters Thursday.

The minister said investments now in upgrades such as smart meters will result in savings later that will be used to pay down that debt.

But NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston said taxpayers should be concerned about the deferral accounts.

B.C. Energy Minister said that on some points, the auditor general was mistaken. CBC"What the auditor general is concerned about is this technique is being abused," Ralston said.

Ralston said the practice not only distorts Hydro's financial picture, it also results in the provincial deficit being understated by more than $450 million.


Spinning the salmon story    

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Are proper accounting records, trustee minutes and the original settlement property readily available?
The CRA may disallow expenses or beneficiary allocations that cannot be supported.

  1. Has the trust deducted any amounts withdrawn by trustees for their own use?

Spinning the salmon story     Ottawa Citizen July 28, 2011     There is something in the water in British Columbia that the federal government apparently doesn't want you to know about. And that should worry Canadians.

Freemasonry sees itself as superseding and unifying all religions. (At various times and places, Freemasonry has met religious and political opposition.


Religious opponents, especially the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, have traditionally claimed that Freemasonry is a religion and is a secret organization.)



the Cedars is the headquarters of the
the norwegian bonaventure Fellowship Foundation, the creepy Christianoid cult
with deep political connections.

Mr Bonaventure ?
Homosassa, a small town north of Tampa, where


Flag Land Base, Clearwater, Florida Main article: Fort Harrison Hotel The "worldwide spiritual headquarters" of the Church of Scientology is known as "Flag Land Base," located in Clearwater, Florida. It is operated by the Floridian corporation Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, Inc..

The organization was founded in the late 1970s when a Scientology-founded group called "Southern Land Development and Leasing Corp" purchased the Fort Harrison Hotel for $2.3 million.
 
Because the reported tenant was the "United Churches of Florida" the citizens and City Council of Clearwater did not realize that the building's owners were actually the Church of Scientology until after the building's purchase.
 
Clearwater citizens' groups, headed by Mayor Gabriel Cazares, rallied strongly against Scientology establishing a base in the city (repeatedly referring to the organization as a cult), but Flag Base was established nonetheless.[129]

In the years since its foundation, Flag Base has expanded as the Church of Scientology has gradually purchased large amounts of additional property in the downtown and waterfront Clearwater area. Scientology's relationship with the city government has repeatedly moved between friendly and hostile.

At the same time, it opposed the local St. Petersburg Times and protested actions of the Clearwater police department. Scientology's largest project in Clearwater has been the construction of a high-rise complex called the "Super Power Building," an enormous structure whose highest point, when completed, will be a Scientology cross that will tower over the city.

connections.http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Spinning+salmon+story/5170002/story.html#ixzz1TbmihIcg

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Canada's  Judicial Criminal mafia protect MARINE BASED criminals.
Big Mac’ or ‘Whitey’ has faced the music for his role in plotting to import large amounts  — the Crown called them ‘bales’ — of weed into Manitoba in the late 70’s.

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Ian Jackson MacDonald’s comments upon leaving the Remand Centre Wednesday afternoon:

(MacDonald, affectionately known as ‘Big Mac’ or ‘Whitey’ has faced the music for his role in plotting to import large amounts  — the Crown called them ‘bales’ — of weed into Manitoba in the late 70’s. U.S. Marshals nabbed him in November, in Florida, after 30 yrs on the run. The drug investigation reached into the Manitoba Legislature with MLA Bob Wilson being indicted and sent to prison for his role. The case is so old that the trial transcripts were typed with a manual typewriter using onion-skin paper, just to give you an example of the history.)

On getting out after months of being locked up, sick with cancer and several other ailments that have greatly reduced his life expectancy:

“It felt like a great relief to get out in the sunshine and out of the nasty air conditioning in that building.”

”We’re doing OK. I’ve never been in jail before, never had a criminal record before – so this is all something very new to me. That’s about it.”

On being reunited with his kids – who he didn’t see for three decades after choosing to go on the lam:

“It feels great. They’re my daughters, they’re my buddies…they’ve come from California, from LA to fix me up, to look after me…I have a family again.”

The USA’s decision to drop escape charges against Ian Jackson MacDonald were tactical in nature. Just a few days after they did so, the once burly MacDonald was wheeled onto a jet in the company of RCMP officers and returned to Manitoba to face drug-conspiracy charges. What’s interesting to me about this is that the Canadian warrant for MacDonald was never wiped off the system as part of “the normal justice process” that takes place that the Sun revealed just a few weeks back [note - at least one of the quashed warrants was from the 70s]. Why not? I dunno. The warrant’s a dusty 30 years old, and it’s a non-violent offence. MacDonald, by many accounts, is now a sick old man. What’s the point of prosecuting him?


http://winnipegcrime.wordpress.com/tag/ian-jackson-macdonald/

The case is so old that the trial transcripts were typed with a manual typewriter using onion-skin paper, just to give you an example of the history.)

Big Mac’ or ‘Whitey’ has faced the music for his role in plotting to import large amounts  — the Crown called them ‘bales’ — of weed into Manitoba in the late 70’s.

Manitoba is totally ignored by Ottawa's Dept of Justice under AG Rob Nicholson at one time the Federal Justice  would review and rarely give  Preferred Direct Indictment approval.....enter sadly Hon Joe Clark blundering appointment of Senator Hon Jacques Flynn QC Bruce Macfarlane was freaking out...he could not find a link of  full time MLA connect to the William Wright drug gang....he called his mentor Douglas Rutherford QC  Deputy for MP Flynn.

Lawyer Rutherford was able to get Justice Minister Jacques Flynn  is sign in blank...sadly for the two CRIMINAL MINDS in justice he dated his signature....january 16 1980  without a supporting police affidavit for this 100% conviction quarantee process for prosecutors....why no safeguards?

why no investigation of satanic deputy professional civil servant....he was rewarded  and is now an Ontario Judge.  Upon arrival Bruce Macfarlane freaked out...he did not even have a police on his payroll to sign a scripted document·instead he forced Judith Webster  to draw up a  attempted murder charge...he found Federal Justice favorite dishonest, anxious to please Gilles Guertin... he signed Jan 25 1980...a crime which was rewarded with  Inspector Red Deer.... he also connected numerous bad conduct  misdeeds   crimes to help Bruce Macfarlane QC  now made a Professor LAW Faculty univ of manitoba...he travels the world  instructing in ' HOW TO FRAME INNOCENT CITIZENS see Law Journal 2006. 

Sadly, for Canada  crime pays for  skillful bragging  fellow crown lawyers that join George Dangerfield  Bruce Macfarlane  bragging rights and big  win win of cases. OPERATION ENTERPRISE needs two law students to do a research paper....and become good Canadians and a share in compensation for thirty years lost to date....bc for bob

  BOB WILSON's Blog
 http://www.myspace.com/493825059/blog

PRIVATE MEMBER BILL ....to transfer the 2 million annual grant for lawyers to the Minister of Education since the 1974 sweet arrangement from NDPSchreyer era was for education matters.

In Manitoba, alone ex MLa Bob Wilson who as Chairperson of Public Accounts discovered and carried a campaign to question annual grants to the Law Society of Manitoba from general revenues.  Quote Hansard " why are the richest members of society getting a grant "

Ron Campbell reported "Star prosecution witness William Gordon Wright testified... he had not talked to Wilson about the July, 1979, drug shipment... he said MacDonald got hold of Wilson and said 'Wright's here for some more dope; what should we do?'" Under "Wilson trial witness insists testimony legitimate": "Star prosecution witness William Gordon Wright again denied in court yesterday his testimony against Wolseley MLA Bob Wilson was fabricated to 'live up to the deal' he has made with the crown... In earlier testimony yesterday, Prober attempted to trip Wright up on who had answered the door when Wright went to Wilson's 2 Middlegate address the evening of May 10, 1979. Wright had said Wilson answered the door, but taped conversations obtained by RCMP wiretaps seemed to show it had been another co-accused, Ian Jackson MacDonald... RCMP Const. Harry Barrington testified... that during three separate interviews with Wright last year, he had not recorded what Wright said... because 'we didn't want to scare him. We wanted to hear what he had to say.'" Under "Wilson defense puts six taped calls into evidence": "The Crown alleges MacDonald used his Fort Lauderdale, Fla., yacht dealership as a front for drug deals. He has yet to be tried. In two other conversations, MacDonald tries to convince Winnipeg Jets owner Michael Gobuty to buy a boat... Key Crown witness Bill Wright has testified... he went to Wilson's home carrying about $65,000 to pay (MacDonald) for a previous illegal drug shipment." In his closing argument "Prober strongly attacked key Crown witness William Gordon Wright... 'He didn't offer to testify. He was bribed'... Wright was facing up to 20 years in prison for the drug charges against him, Prober asserted... Wright was convicted Oct .2, 1978, for growing marijuana and was on probation for that when he was first caught importing it in May, 1979. On bail for that charge, he was again charged with importing the drug... Prober pointed to several inconsistencies between Wright's testimony for the Crown and his testimony during cross-examination."

http://www.punkglobe.com/bobwilsonarticle0211.html

Wilson's arrest and trial are interesting for historic reasons: front-page and daily newspaper-headlines about a sitting Provincial Legislator allegedly involved in a Florida-based, Colombian-pot smuggling and trafficking operation, as well as a connection to the Winnipeg Jets NHL franchise.

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In a recent CBC-TV 'Fifth Estate' program "The Wrong Man" (about retired Manitoba Crown Prosecutor, George Dangerfield) investigative-reporter, Bob McKeown stated "It's the skeleton in the closet of our legal-system... cases where innocent people are convicted."

Former Winnipeg MLA, Bob Wilson, still maintains that he is completely innocent thirty years after his 1980 conviction and imprisonment on two 'marijuana conspiracy' charges claiming that he was framed and railroaded in "a classic case of guilt by association". Also notable is that the Crown Prosecutor, Bruce MacFarlane (co-author of a legal textbook "Drug Offenses in Canada" 1979) has presented an analytic paper "Convicting the Innocent: A Triple Failure of the Justice System" at Commonwealth Conferences in Australia (2003) and Ireland (2005).

One doesn't have to stretch the imagination to interpret his essay as a disguised confession, an admission of uncertainty if not guilt, that he may have played a part in ruining the lives of innocent people.

In the opening-section, MacFarlane admits: "Anglo-based criminal justice systems... are now having to grapple with the stark reality, and not merely a belief, that wrongful convictions have occurred on a significant scale... As the 1980s approached... serious questions were being raised about whether some not-so-subtle systemic practices were contributing significantly to the problem... A series of wrongful convictions have emerged in Canada during the past 15 years. Individually, and as a group, these cases show that miscarriages of justice are... rooted in the attitudes, practices and culture of the various participants who exercise authority in the criminal justice system."

As Crown counsel in the prosecution of Wilson, MacFarlane incorporated questionable "systemic practices" that he identifies and criticizes in "Convicting the Innocent..."; especially "reliance on unreliable 'jailhouse informants' and the existence of 'tunnel vision' on the part of both the investigators and the prosecution".

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But after his escape, Big Mac vanished. He stayed off the radar of law enforcement until the U.S. Marshals Service in Miami formed a Cold Case Fugitive Squad and began going through the MacDonald case file. They claim MacDonald had obtained a fraudulent Pennsylvania driver's license in the name Jack D. Hunter. And MacDonald's wife, who hadn't cooperated with authorities following his 1980 escape, had taken up the name Angela Hunter. Authorities tracked Big Mac to Homosassa, a small town north of Tampa, where he, as Hunter, had purchased a home in 2009. When Marshals confronted MacDonald Tuesday afternoon, he initially gave his name as Jack Hunter. But when pressed for his true name, MacDonald gave in.

When authorities finally caught up with MacDonald he initially tried to stick with his fugitive identity but eventually caved, reportedly telling the deputies, "You're right, you got me. I have been looking over my shoulder all these years. I wondered when this day would come."
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20028457-504083.html

Former N.S. politician pleads guilty in expense scandal 
Ex-MLA Wilson's fraud victim speaks out Former N.S. politician pleads guilty in expense scandal CBC News Posted: Sep 13, 2011 6:20 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 13, 2011 4:41 PM

 
Neither the police nor the Crown lawyers have disclosed the evidence against Wilson, but sources have told CBC News that Wilson allegedly used the names of several people, their social insurance numbers and forged their signatures to pocket thousands of dollars in expense money.

Brother-in-law 'sick' at betrayal Joe MacPherson's sister had been married to Wilson for almost 20 years before the scandal broke. MacPherson was in court Tuesday and spoke exclusively to CBC News after Wilson admitted his guilt.

"I do feel like the wind and the guts have been kicked out of me," MacPherson said, adding that friends, family and constituents were also baffled by the betrayal.


Guilty pleas expected from ex-MLA Dave Wilson Ex-MLA Dave Wilson's case delayed MLA spending probe in N.S. gets 4 charged McNeil in dark about MLA's resignation

Dave Wilson resigned as MLA for Glace Bay in March 2010. CBC One of Dave Wilson's victims has spoken out after the former MLA pleaded guilty to one count each of uttering forged documents, fraud and breach of trust.

Wilson, the former Liberal MLA for Glace Bay, appeared in a Sydney courtroom on Tuesday. He did not speak in court or to waiting reporters. His lawyer entered his guilty plea.

His guilty plea marks the first admission of guilt in the scandal over constituency spending that saw four former and current provincial politicians charged, including Wilson.

He submitted fraudulent receipts for money he claimed to have paid for work in his constituency office.

Neither the police nor the Crown lawyers have disclosed the evidence against Wilson, but sources have told CBC News that Wilson allegedly used the names of several people, their social insurance numbers and forged their signatures to pocket thousands of dollars in expense money.

Brother-in-law 'sick' at betrayal Joe MacPherson's sister had been married to Wilson for almost 20 years before the scandal broke. MacPherson was in court Tuesday and spoke exclusively to CBC News after Wilson admitted his guilt.

"I do feel like the wind and the guts have been kicked out of me," MacPherson said, adding that friends, family and constituents were also baffled by the betrayal.

MacPherson's troubles started when he got a T4 slip in February 2010 from the Speaker's office for work he had done for Wilson. MacPherson said he had previously done work for Wilson, but not for the amount the T4 claimed.

"I was looking at it and wondering, what is this? What did I do to earn this money?" he said. "My friend Mr. Wilson [said] if you happen to receive a phone call about doing any work for me, make sure that you speak to me before you respond."

Before MacPherson could air his concerns, he got a call from the auditor general's office. They were investigating MLA expenses and wanted to interview him. He agreed and went over a "large number" of expenses claimed in his name.

"I got sick," he said. "It wasn't my signature. I had a lot of trust and faith in my brother-in-law and at that point, all bets were off. I didn't know who I was dealing with."

The claims added up to many thousands of dollars, he said.

"There's two Dave Wilsons here. There was the Dave Wilson that I knew who was my good friend, who was a very honest and caring individual that would give you the last $5 in his pocket. And then there's this Dave Wilson that now has admitted to guilt," MacPherson said.

"There were things going on in his life that he had lost control of. The ship was sinking. The money to bail out wasn't there, and he just kept spending more and more to try and recover, and the ship sunk."

MacPherson said Wilson has not explained himself, nor offered an apology. "It's driven a hole into our family."

Wilson maintains silence Wilson has not spoken publicly since he resigned suddenly last year at the height of the provincial auditor general's investigation into possible irregularities in expense account spending.

At the time, Wilson sent an email to members of the news media and wrote that he no longer felt he could fulfill his duties and responsibilities as an MLA. He did not elaborate on why he was quitting politics.

After Auditor General Jacques Lapointe turned over his files to the RCMP, the commercial crime unit conducted a lengthy investigation.

Wilson was charged in February with 31 counts of uttering a forged document and one count each of fraud exceeding $5,000 and breach of trust. Crown attorney Andrew Macdonald said those charges were consolidated into the three Wilson pleaded guilty to.

The Crown said the offences were all committed between June 30, 2005, and June 30, 2010. Wilson admitted to counts of:

  • Fraud over $5,000
  • Breach of trust
  • Uttering forged documents
Macdonald described the offences as an "ongoing scheme" in which Wilson submitted false claims to the Speaker's office and collected thousands of dollars.

Ex-MLAs Richard Hurlburt and Russell MacKinnon and current Independent MLA Trevor Zinck were also charged.

While the maximum sentence for fraud is 14 years in prison, the Crown has not said what length or type of sentence it will be seeking. Macdonald said the offences were very serious as it was a breach of trust from an elected official.

Wilson will have a sentencing hearing Jan. 25. He remains free until then.

Wilson, once the chairman of the Liberal caucus, was first elected in 1999 and was re-elected five times.

Before entering politics, he worked as a broadcast journalist in Cape Breton and Saint John, N.B.

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