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n cr rr r t v economist suntribune uj u 111 o saturday may 27 2000 of f sijnlvsiriljjejm v wj- bydawn liersch staff writer recreation director biuandrews sevupasdphisticated schemetb steal money fromjtrietovwis coffersa newmarket court wastbld thursday v jj yu a j- fii submissions ata sentencing hearing forandrews it was alsoevedecl the long time town employee and ahunhamed accomplice sef up eight phoney companies that overcharged the townfor work not done or only partially completed pilfer- irig502000 1995eachreceiwd abbutr 150000 through the scheme- andrews pleaded guilty to a charge of fraud over 5000 last 1 v ls varid whilenewmarket assistant crown attorney paul tait couldnt say why theaccom- plice wasnt charged or whether a deal wasstruck he did say the accomplice would- have been apotential witness if a trial had proceeded tait said andrews should be sentenced to 15 to 18 monthsinjailaridordered tp- pay backthe town 7 mguirig andrews rwent to considerable lengths to mis- appropriate and divert funds whiwirr a position of trust at the town tait suggested the v fraud might have continued if a diligent town employee hadnt 7 questioned a fake invoice f i he also pointed out andrews was already paidsubstantial ly more than the average person earning 81 1 here we have anccusedmaking 81000 and its not enough eyei though itva salary thats much higher than most would ever expecttp see he said v afaithoughtait acknowledged andrews used some ofyhe money to feecla gambling addiction he court decisions have determined gambling does not qualify as c an excuse for unlawful behaviour j psychiatrists report t r but andrewsjawyer peter deny argued gambling isa sicknessfrom whichandrews maybe rehabilitated y he said nine letters submitted byresidents to provide irifof- matibnbn andrews character shared a common message ttfat andrews was a tireless wbrker who wasttecucatedtbhis jobhewasalsbmesqlecaregiverforwsvei cindy whosuf- rrlfereffom multiplesclerbsis v v v i a newmarket investment broker accused of bilking dozens of sehiokr and disabled investors of their life say- ings has been released on bail 1 georgenelson aliens 39r and his 36yearold associate robin susarihe- moriartybfetohicoke charges of- defrauding investors of between l2ahd17rnillibn r allen whbhad- been in torontos don jail for 87days was released thursday after his father posted j 200000 bail the court which ordered allen to suroridjfhis passport aridforbade hirn from talking to former investors imposeda publication ban on direct evidence v bobfallisof the torbhtbppuce forces fraud squad estimatedloovictimsfrbmacross c cahahaeach jost between 20000 andl v swssons z economist sun02341824star float service serving the durham region beyond escort truck tiltn load also available 9057671 191 41 62954393 f 8777671 191 bill andrews canadian pirstl flnancialf harry james -v- s tapsycluatristsrepbrtsubmitted at tke hearing noted t andrews realized there was a problem but couldnt fociis on itv tvvvpi j vcv 1 mgmatsomereside fdenysaidacpnditionalsentenceqrh x enoupumshmerit remortgageahis housetoacquke125000nowbeirigkeptintrustto payback thetown- f stigma t v shouldnotbeunderestatedthe runningirito r membersbf tile community can often be worse than incarcef- atfon r- v a- t should a conditional sentence be granted tajt asked that it be more than 18 months the mahmuni sentence is two years v 5 5 anarewsfdeeply tanned and dressed in a dark blue suit sat stoicy intmecourtroomappeanng anxious he wassud- nnawl hvhwn7eanddaua fllrv -v- 4 fr ri peter h williamsmba cga chairman of the board president and ceo of canadian first vfinaricial group inci cffg is pleased to announce the appointment of harry james to the board of directors mr james brings- tpjhis appointment over- 20 years experience in the financial- services sectorwithprevious tenures including canada trust imperial life and london life mr jamesis the mahagirig owner of the tross pixpnt financial services officon main street- markham a public managements and holding company with j integrated business interestsin the financial services sector its principal operatingsubsidiaries are dixon financial services burgeohvest securities limited and hewmac- financial group- limited theh common shares of cffg are quoted prij ibvcanaiianbfialingnet3vpfk due to excessive inventory village nissan must drastically reduce all its existing instock models for two days only all vehicles will be priced for quick sale and prices are not negotiable two days only friday saturday may 26 27 friday 9am530pm saturday 9am530pm notbc possible maximum 45 minutes per salesperson time available minimum 500 cash ihd or certified cheque- is v required nprain checks pff applies jo instock dealer inventory only sorry no phone quotations nothing held back sale location only at village nissan 4600 hwy 7 markham 905 4773337 t t vj t o- v f i f jlli- -jstviix-