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21 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,January 27,2022 insidehalton.com The presiding justice at a Hamilton court has set a case management date in the matter of fraud charges against Oakville Catholic school board trustee Nan- cy Guzzo after multiple no- shows and adjournments. Ontario Court of Justice Judge Daniele D'Ignazio expressed his disappoint- ment to an agent re- presenting the defence counsel in court on Jan. 18, while Guzzo herself did not appear. "It is extremely disre- spectful to the court and to the Crown that we actually had to call you in order to have your matters dealt with," said the judge. He also noted that the accused has not made a sin- gle appearance in court. "There's no designation and there's a bench war- rant to hold, and we still don't know what we are do- ing. It's quite frankly, real- ly upsetting, and I do not hesitate to say this for the record. It's upsetting and it's disrespectful," he said. Initially, the agent sought to adjourn the mat- ter for two weeks for ongo- ing resolution discussion, which the Crown objected to. The request was denied by the judge. Assistant Crown attor- ney Kimberley Rogers said that the matter is now 12 months before the courts. "I opposed further ad- journment for the purpose of yet another Crown pre- trial," she said, adding that "absolutely nothing has changed" since the first resolution meeting in April of last year. "We're just spinning our wheels here... nothing has happened in this matter." Hamilton police charged Guzzo back on Jan. 21, 2021, with 10 counts of fraud under $5,000 and two counts of fraud over $5,000, related to her em- ployment with the Labor- ers' International Union of North America (LIUNA), specifically in her position as assistant business man- ager for LIUNA Local 3000. The matter is due back in court for a case manage- ment hearing on Jan. 28. According to the web- site of the Ministry of the Attorney General, case management is a system designed to reduce unnec- essary delay and bring cases promptly to a just conclusion, as well as bringing cases to trial in a timely manner. CASE MANAGEMENT DATE SET IN TRUSTEE'S FRAUD CASE BAMBANG SADEWO bsadewo@metroland.com The legal case involving fraud charges against Oakville Catholic school board trustee Nancy Guzzo will return to court for a case management hearing on Jan. 28. HCDSB photo NEWS JUDGE NOTES ACCUSED HAS NOT MADE SINGLE APPEARANCE IN COURT OVER PAST YEAR Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) is asking for the public's assistance in locating two suspects wanted in connection with multiple thefts from un- locked vehicles in Oakville. The thefts happened near Melvin Avenue and Chartwell Road on Jan. 6 at around 4:30 a.m. A wallet containing bank cards was stolen dur- ing one theft. The cards were used not long after to make fraudulent purchas- es in Etobicoke. Police say these individ- uals may be connected to an armed robbery at a Mil- ton Circle K at 427 Steeles Ave. E. They may be associ- ated with a stolen black 2017 Volvo CX90 with the Ontario license plate PHE- NIX88. Suspect one is described as a white male with glass- es wearing a blue and black winter jacket with a black hoodie underneath. He wore black pants and black and white shoes. The second individual is also a white male who wore a black hooded jacket, black pants and black shoes. He wore a black mask and a black balaclava under his hoodie. Anyone with informa- tion that would be helpful to the investigation is asked to call the 1 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 905-825-4777, ext. 2416. MULTIPLE THEFTS POSSIBLY LINKED TO ARMED ROBBERY: POLICE MANSOOR TANWEER mtanweer@metroland.com We Bill Insurance Direct When Available BioMechanicaL foot & anKLe Pain? We Manufacture custoM Made footWear & orthotics Certified Pedorthists 6 Osler Court, Dundas 905-628-5778 • www.afw.ca Open By Appointment Ambulatory Footwear®