Reza's Case — Fraud & Bench Warrant — Withdrawn

Between
Her Majesty the Queen, and
Reza S.

Ontario Court of Justice
Toronto, Ontario
Justice Bigelow

Withdrawn:  26 June 2006
(21 paras.)

¶ 1     MS BELLMORE:  So, there's one matter — if we could deal with the Reza S. matter first.

¶ 2     MR. PENNEY:  Good afternoon, Your Honour.

¶ 3     THE COURT:  Good afternoon, sir.

¶ 4     MR. PENNEY:  Penney, initial C, designated counsel, and the designation I'm now filing. It's an old matter, Your Honour. It's been brought forward to today.

¶ 5     MS BELLMORE:  Your Honour, my understanding with respect to this matter is that upon a $1,000.00 donation by the accused, which — and upon the Crown receiving evidence of that donation, that the bench — we would ask the bench warrant be rescinded and that the charges, fraud under, fraud over and conspiracy, be withdrawn.

¶ 6     THE COURT:  Has the bench warrant been executed as of yet or...

¶ 7     MR. PENNEY:  No. No, it's outstanding, Your Honour. It's outstanding and the charges are — although it says conspiracy on the brief, the information has fraud over and fraud under charges.

¶ 8     THE COURT:  These are the charges from 1990, aren't they?

¶ 9     MS BELLMORE:  That's correct.

¶ 10     MR. PENNEY:  Yes.

¶ 11     THE COURT:  Has that occurred or....

¶ 12     MS BELLMORE:  Yes.

¶ 13     MR. PENNEY:  Yes, I've provided my friend with that.

¶ 14     THE COURT:  Oh, okay. All right.

¶ 15     MR. PENNEY:  I understand she's asking that the bench warrant be rescinded today...

¶ 16     THE COURT:  All right.

¶ 17     MS BELLMORE:  That's right, Your Honour. We have confirmation that the donation has been made.

¶ 18     THE COURT:  Okay, warrant's rescinded, all charges are noted withdrawn by the Crown.

¶ 19     MR. PENNEY:  Thank you, Your Honour.

¶ 20     MS BELLMORE:  Thank you, Your Honour.

¶ 21     MR. PENNEY:  I thank my friend.

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