Defence counsel Greg Dunn said the unique circumstances of the case, the fact Fouani pleaded guilty but no facts were read in so no finding of guilt was entered, meant the Jordan guidelines should apply.
A Calgary man who pleaded guilty to money laundering in connection with a $55-million drug trafficking investigation will ask a judge to stay his charges because of the delay in the case.
The lawyer for an admitted money launderer who was also the victim of a deadly ambush which killed his wife, will argue next month that his client’s right to speedy justice has been denied.
Two of the suspects charged with conspiring to murder Mounties during the Coutts border protest pleaded guilty Tuesday to reduced charges.
Two of the four men accused of conspiring to murder RCMP officers during the border blockade and protests at Coutts, Alta., will be released from custody today after pleading guilty to lesser charges.
In a significant development related to the Coutts border protest incident, two members of the so-called Coutts Four, Chris Lysak and Jerry Morin, have entered guilty pleas to reduced charges, leading to their imminent release from custody.
Calgary businessman Talal Fouani, implicated in money laundering and other charges, has engaged a new lawyer, Greg Dunn, for case review after a distressing incident where his wife, Nakita Baron, was murdered, and he was injured in an ambush at their home on August 18, 2022.
In a tragic incident on December 2, 2022, Tyson Tyler Giroux pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death on Deerfoot Trail in Calgary.
Talal Fouani, a Calgary money laundering suspect who survived a deadly ambush in which his wife, Nakita Baron, was tragically killed, is considering a new defence lawyer for his criminal prosecution.
The four men were arrested on February 13 and 14, 2022, during the Coutts border blockade. The Coutts, Alberta and Sweetgrass, Montana crossing was blocked by truckers and farmers in protest of COVID-19 mandates.
People gather to show support outside the Lethbridge courthouse on the first day of pre-trail for four men charged with conspiring to murder RCMP officers during the Coutts blockade.
Lawyers defending four men accused of conspiring to kill RCMP officers during a protest and blockade at the Coutts border last year, want the judge hearing the case to adjourn much of the preliminary proceedings and order the Crown to provide more disclosure.
A group home worker accused of sexually assaulting a teenager has had the charge dropped. Get the latest updates on this story and find out more about the previous acquittal in a similar case.
Calgary basketball coach Sean Maheu has been acquitted of four sex-related charges involving allegations he abused a 15-year-old player.
The former city councillor is facing charges of fraud and breach of trust
Sorensen, 36, was arrested last Thursday in connection with a string of crimes. The suspect in a series of armed robberies and sexual assaults at Calgary personal care businesses is hoping to be freed pending trial.
