By Kurtis Doering

Poundmaker Cree Nation elected chief Friday

May 20, 2012 | 6:09 PM

Poundmaker Cree Nation chief Duane Antoine, who pleaded guilty last month to stealing reserve funds, has been re-elected.

Band elections were held on Friday, and Antoine managed to beat out the 3 other candidates.

Antoine was in provincial court last month in North Battleford and pleeaded guilty to one count of theft under $5,000, which stems from the misspending of Treaty Land Entitlement Funds in 2004.

Colin Favel, a band council member who also pleaded guilty to theft alongside Antoine, was also re-elected on Friday.

Both Antoine and Favel will appear in a North Battleford court in September to have further fraud and theft charges spoken to.

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