Court Briefs: Man pleads guilty to fraud times three

By Jeremy Appel on September 21, 2018.

jappel@medicinehatnews.com @MHNJeremyAppel

A man facing counts of fraud, mischief and pulling a fire alarm, as well as numerous breaches, pled guilty Thursday at Medicine Hat Provincial Court to the bulk of charges against him.

Jasen Palmer pled guilty to three counts of fraud under $5,000, one count of a false alarm and four counts each of breaching the conditions of probation and unlawfully at large.

In exchange for his plea, the Crown dropped one count each of mischief and failure to comply.

Palmer appeared via closed-circuit TV from the Medicine Hat Remand Centre, where he will remain until his Dec. 12 sentencing.

Defence lawyer Bradley Bellmore requested a pre-sentencing report.

Guilty pleas for trafficking, breach

Sam Whitford pled guilty to five counts of trafficking and one charge of possessing the proceeds of crime.

Bellmore, who also represents Whitford, requested pre-sentencing and Gladue reports.

An agreed statement of facts was submitted, but not read aloud, to provide to the report writers.

Whitford is due back for sentencing Oct. 23 at 11 a.m.

Hulgaard and ’advisers’ still seeking lawyer

Loki Hulgaard, who faces one count of inciting hatred in addition to several gun offences, made a brief court appearance Thursday.

He said he’s been in contact with Legal Aid, but has had difficulty getting a lawyer.

Hulgaard added he’s “been communicating with advisers,” but did not specify who they are or their qualifications.

As in his previous court appearance, Hulgaard requested the Crown return some of the items seized by police, including cash with anti-Semitic slogans stamped on it and four guns, two of which had their serial numbers removed.

The Crown again denied his request, as the items seized form the substance of the charges against him.

Police also seized computers and USB drives, and are in the process of searching for evidence of any connection to the “Immigration = White Genocide” posters that appeared throughout town two months ago.

Hulgaard’s case was adjourned to Oct. 17.

20
-19

Comments are closed.