Trial begins for former Chief accused of fraud
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The alleged misappropriation of hundreds of thousands of dollars of band money will be discussed over the course of a two week trial, starting this morning at Prince Albert Court of Queen’s Bench.
Napoleon Mercredi, who was Chief at Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation from 2009 to 2011, was charged in September, 2015 with fraud over $5,000, theft over $5,000 and breach of trust by a public official.
Mercredi had applied to have the case against him dropped, on the grounds it took too long for the court matters to proceed to trial from the time the charges were laid in 2015, but last May, a Queen’s Bench judge dismissed the application.
Darren Howarth, the Crown prosecutor handling the case, had explained to paNOW at the time that the significant delay in the case was caused by defence counsel and cases cannot be thrown out due to delays by the defence.
