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boirnced: fraud trial By FANNIE SUNSHINE The Champion The owner of a fumniture manufacturing business told Oakville court November 22 bis store is out in excess of $25.000 after numnerous cheques fromn the Village Pine Shoppe failed to clear. Larry Vokes testified in the ongoing fraud trial of Charles Currie, 43, of Campbellville. Mr. Vokes, co-owner of Frontier Fumiùture in Owen Sound, testified be dealt wilb Mr. Currie from 1996 to 1999 regard- usg manulactuning furniture for the Village Pine Sboppe in Campbellville. Toward tbe middle of 1998, be told tbe court, Frontier Furniture began Io receive bad cbeques from the store. "Most of thse tinte 1 dealt witb Charlie. sometunes 1 dealt witb Oriena (Currie. Mr. Currie's mother)," Mr. Vokes said. "At thse end of 1998 1 told Charlie be bad tor pay down thse account before wc deliv- ered bim more fumnilure. He told me if I sent bim more furniture, be would be able to gel lIse down payments from customers and would be able t0 psy. t was surprised - most people would be apologetic. but be said ter send more fumniture." tn 1999, Mr. Vokes testified, bis store received several returned cheques from, tbe bank for lack of sufficient funds from tbe Village Pisse Sboppe. He continued bis testimony in Burlington cousrt last Fniday and told tbe court tbrougbout 1999 bis business contin- ued to accept cheques fromr tIse Village Pine Shoppe and continued t0 deliver to tbe store because operators wanted tbe money 10 pay down thse accourt. "It was important t0 us t0 collect tIse funds," be said. Mr. Vokes continued bis tesîimony in Burlington court Tuesday and testified tIse last time be spoke t0 Mr. Currie was over the phone Ibis past January. "He seemed in a panic. He said be want- ed as mucb fumnilure as we could give Isim but be didn't pusb Isard. Normatly be was assertive but tbis lime be seemed distant. I asked if Ise could pay and Ise said be had no money. So basically I told bim no money, no fumniture." During cross examinalion, defence lawyer Antbony Bryant suggested a lisse of credit bad been establisbed between Frontier Fumnilure and the Village Pine Sboppe, ter wbicb Mr. Vokes disagreed. "It was our understandissg tbat Our driver would receive a cheque fromr tIse Village Pine Sboppe upon delivery or we wouîdn'1. deliver." Mr. Bryant poissted out no wbere on any document did it say fumniture wouldn't be deîivered until the amount owissg was paid. He also suggested a delivery lime of one montb ftom Frontier Fumniture to tIse Village Pisse Sboppe wouldn't be unrea- sossable. "As our business was expanding, the prediction of a delivery date was less cer- tain," Mr. Vokes said. "But the only recol- lection I bave of an exîended delivery lime was in July of 2000, wbess il took 10 or 11I weeks for us te, deliver. Prior 10 Ibat, I don't recail any period of an extraordinany deliv- ery lime." Charles Currie is cbanged wiIb 25 cours of fraud under $5,000 and one rousit of fraud over $5.000. He remains in custody. Tbe tial will continue January Il in Burlington court. O BHINDENY LINESF!ý 0Th-n, auiy 6 :45 & 0p.m 64 s.AJîTh~. i d~ ~j, Y4i "We wish to point out that a prmntrng error appears in5 The Canadian Champion Phone Book regarding the location of the place of practice of Dr. Debbie Hawkins. Please be aware that Dr. Hawkins ONLY operates from her own Veterinary Hospital, located at 550 Ontario Street South (the Pizza Hut Plaza). (905) 875-6888 Mi blanched, roastd 285 kg Atca29g salted or unsaited Slal Peanuts lb Raisiffls 21 kg setected 3.29 kg 21 kg varieties 'ApricotS l1b Cocoflut lb--- SPre3.29 kg Golden YelloW O' .kg S ChocolateDakBWf rehis ular or lbSugar.l; l A Naine You 've Grown To Trust. Vii u w b 'ie tw .unionenerg.co Whit1e su» est.o On adveslssd tomts 'on resrvo the right to fintsO quantitis. No desaletr piesso Milton Mail 55 Ontario St. S. (905) 693-9207 Energy cost ssv!gs ar based5 upon a ssrsno nwhg ,iinc unc n xsting 6O%ottsiSc; .. ;SSSO CÏn.otI be connbined wsth nfy ot5sten of Sublect tcppmOednedit. 1nstallatlon ?.ta Teens and conditions apply. E 0 &E The Canadian Champion, Friday, November 30, 2001-9 Presents a FREE "lLifestyle Presentation Workshop" TOPICS: -Pay the Penalty & Renew the Mortgage -Borrow Money for Investments? GUEST SPEAKERS: Chris Carney & John dePass Wednesday, Dec 5th at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments at 7:00 p.m. Hugh Foster Hall 43 Brown St. (beside Town Hall, Milton) CALL TO RESERVE YOUR SEATS 905-875-1771 t 5~ I I rc âj-1143