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Wantelis c %,ulrt ot ~r hasn't seen deposit money By FANNIE SUNSHINE The Champion A witness told Bunlington court Tbursday sbe began 10 express concemr over Uic delivery of bier fumiture order [rom Uic Village Pine Sboppc ini Canipbellville afler an acquitance told bier bis rela- tives were 'rippcd off" by store workers. Sabina Taylor testified in Burlington court in Uic ongoing fraud trial of Charles Currie, 43, of Caipbeiville. Sbe bold Uie court she and bier moUier visited Uic sbop in July, 2000 and dealt wiUi Mr. Currie. Sbe told Uic court bier moUier wrote out a cheque for $2,000 as a down payment for Uic armoire sbe purcbased. Ms Taylor said Mr. Cornie promised a delivery date of two weeks. "I Uiougbt il was wonderful but awfully quicle becaute il was eus- tom-made," sbe said. Sbe testifieri Uiat three weeks later sbe pboned MW Cornie and bie told bier more rime waa needed 10 complete Uic order but didn't pro- vide a specifie date. "I was talking 10 a contractor wbo was doing work ai my bouse about wbat was bappening and bie sald ob no, flot Uiem. My parents got rippcd off [romn Uiem." Ms Taylor said sbe went back 10 Uic sbop i October and asked Me. Cornie wbere Uic fumniture was. "He said 10 caîl bis moîber (Oriena Corne), but Uic (answering macbine) maiîbox was always full and 1 couldn't leave a message." Sbe bold Uic court sbc faxed a les- ter 10 Ms Currie and bold bier sbe was comning down 10 the store 10 getliber mother's deposit back. 1I was trying 10 gel tomne action from Uiem, tome response. 1 was boping for a pbone cali. A normal business would cail 10 say (Uic delivery) is going 10 be delayed, but Uicy neyer called." Ms Taylor sald sbe visited Uic sbop in January and once again Me. Cornie told bier 10 deal wiUi Ms Corrie. Ms Taylor said bier moUier bas yet 10 sec a permy of bier deposit. Christine Sarte, brancb manager of Uic CIBC in Milton, tcstified Uic bank receivcd hbee retumcd cbeques [rom Uic account osf Sbeni Duif (Mr. Currie's comiion-Iaw wife) in September, 1999. Sbe said Uic account was over- drawn wbcn tbe cbeques wcre dcpositcd and Uic banik closed Uic account tbe next montb. Tbe brancb suffered a lots in excets of $4,000, Ms Sarte bold Uic court. Defence lawyer AnUiony Bryanit asked Ms Sarte if Me. Cornie was a customner of Uic brancb, 10 wbicb sbe said no. Andrew Snead, a merebant secu- nity officer with Mastercard, testi- fied Friday in Oakville court tbe credit card company suffered a loss when a credit note to Rita lanarino was issued for $1,460 after she failed 10 receive hier furniture froni the Village Pine Shoppe. Ms lanarino testified in June she neyer received bier furniture [rom tic Village Pine Shoppe and bad to refund tbe cost of hier purchase tbrough Mastercard. Mr. Bryant pointed out tbe busi- ness named on tbe Mastercard account was tbe Lumber Yard Village and was opened by Oriena Cornie, flot Cbarles Cornie. Sopbie Notbis, an investigator witb American Express, told the court Uic company cbarged back the $2,700 to, Peter Solomon's accounit .after bie failed to reccive the furniture bie bad purcbased from, Uic furniture sbop. Mr. Solomon testifsed in June bie neyer received bis furnitore from Uic sbop and bad 10 refond bis money tbrougb American Express. "'American Express bas neyer recovered thc funda," sbe said. Once again, Mr. Bryant pointed out tbe account bolder was Oriena Curnie, not Cbarles Currie. Mr. Currie is cbarged witb 25 counts of fraud onder $5,000 and one count of fraud over $5,000. The trial will continue Tbursday in Oakville court. The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, November 20, 2001-3 ARçL W st1'i Fînancîen or Soials 0» Homemade $ 4 A lePies $4 Tcrumblo top or s.« '¶rs $15 orz .1508 -rodUc. Bell ed'Spoclals Sp sals Spar M0 Oven Roasted 9 I-hip-ikn $5 %9ih I~~l mtl Mo.Tu s.0a - r s'dy830an8p