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) itons Community Newspaper Since 1860MIONPBCLBÀR. Ask whq CASPMA R EA L E S TAT E S P0R T S C O M M U N 1 T Y See what's on Bantam, Dawgs bite Meet May's the market inside into provincial titie Teacher of Month wwwrn-ltoncanachanchamplon.como GRAHAM PAINE / CAPIADIAN CHAMPION GONE FISHING: Three-year-old Indiana Beaulne gets his bobber while dad Mike tries to free his sons snagged line during Saturday's annual Kids' Fishing Derby at the WîI Pond. See more photos or) page AS. Man gets 21 months in jail for $200,OOO bank card scheme By Stephanie Thiessen CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF A mnan ssho pleacîcc gitt to defraudîng GITA resicdents - iîîcluclîng a numiber of Mîltonians -of alinosi $200,000 hv skimming thecir bank cards wîill spcnd thc ncxt 21 mnontis ii jail. Trafalgar Road resîdent Umair Siddicjui, 37, was scoicocecl by justicc Alan fCoopeî Friday ai Ontario Court of j usticc ti Burlington loi lois rcîlr Un a banik carcl skimming scheîne lic licîpecl carry oui white employed ai threc gas stations. încludîng one in Milton in 2002. "This was a sophisticated operation in cocecrt wMth others," Cooper said as lie delîvered tbe sentence. Restitution ordered Siddicii ssoll also hc on probation for threc years ancd havc to pay a $15,000 rcstitution order durîng that tnme. After that, hc 'Il hasvc to pay back $177,000 to tle batiks lie cefraudecl Coopcr saic lie took into considera- lion the tact Sodclîqui pîcacîcc gcilty bias no prcvious rccord, scîlfers somte hcalth problcmrs and lias a wilc ancd thrce s oung, chîlcîren wbo <lcpcnc oin himi iinancially But a conditional scntcncc - bouse arresi - as dcfcncc lawycr Mark I lalfyarcl suggcstcd clîclîtt scem approprtate, C oopcr saîcl "You werc in a position ol ttrust ancd tbis was a breach ofl tîat trutst, C.oopcr said. Sidtc1oî, a halcling mtani ss'tt grcvtng bair and a inustacie, ssorc a ligbo bluc drcss shirt ancl wipccl icaîs fron is cbecks as the senotnce %vas giscu. Msinutes hclorc, siddc1ui lbac plcad- cd with the judgc throctgb a Punijabi interpretet -lor lcniency whcn gis en bis turtt to acldress tbe court. -[fhis is my fîrsi mistake. 1 neyer did such a bad thing,- hie said in a quiet \ oice. -Whatever I've done, l'mn sorry. 1 always lollowed the Iaw in my 14fe and on the future will follow agan." Siddiqui said hie was blackmailed by thc people hce was working for, and thrcatencd to continue with the scam or hc d bc tumed over to the police. Siddiqui had pleaded guilty to il charges including multiple counus of impersonation, consplracv to commit fraud and fraud. lie tumed bimsell in to police last ycar. The scam took place ni gas stations located 1n Mississauga and [oronto as well as Milton at the Esso station ai Derrv Road and Regional Road 25. \Vhcn customners gavc Sîddiquî iheir bank cards, hie skimmed the cards and see BANK< on page Al15 Insidte Today's Champion OPINION AIS HIGH SCHOOL REPORTA9 CHAMPION couNTRYA12 DATELINE A20 CLASSIFIED A23 viovw msltoncanadian charnplon coco wvww.miltontoyota.coml GORRUD'S AUTO www.gorrudsautogroup.com