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Former Calgary city councillor Joe Magliocca guilty of fraud for falsifying expense claims
Former Calgary city councillor Joe Magliocca has been found guilty of fraud for lying on his expense claims. Magliocca was acquitted on the charge of breach of trust.
Accused serial rapist found fit to stand trial despite inability to speak following stroke
A Calgary judge ruled Friday that accused serial rapist Richard Mantha is fit to stand trial despite his inability to speak following a stroke last year.
Fraudster investment advisor who accepted $104K secret commission sent to prison for 7 years
A Calgary judge handed down a seven-year prison sentence to an investment advisor who bought more than $6 million of a high-risk oil and gas stock and then accepted a secret commission of $104,000 from the company where his close friend was a vice-president.
15 years after serving prison sentence, former Alberta teacher charged with more sexual offences
Previously convicted teacher Fred Archer, now 80, is facing five new charges, stemming from alleged incidents in the 1990s, including sexual assault, sexual interference and invitation to sexual touching.
Woman who helped kill her 'violent and abusive' boyfriend gets 4½-year prison sentence
A Calgary woman who helped kill her boyfriend — a man described by the judge as "violent and abusive" — was handed a 4½-year sentence on Friday.
Rural home invasion victims write of 'utter fear and vulnerability' as offender gets 10-year sentence
The victim of a violent home invasion in rural Alberta told a judge on Friday that his home has become a prison since he and his sister were attacked by a man with a gun who was pretending to be a police officer.
Public confidence in police at risk if former officer allowed to have job back, CPS lawyer argues
It’s a very bad idea to allow convicted criminals to serve as Calgary Police officers, a lawyer for the service argued Wednesday.
Organized crime money launderer loses bid to have charges dropped over delay
A Calgary man who admitted to laundering money for organized crime will not see his charges stayed despite the case taking more than 30 months to make its way through the courts.
Accused serial rapist who can't speak after stroke should see trial cancelled, his lawyer argues
The lawyer for a man accused of drugging and raping seven women wants a Calgary judge to call off the trial due to his client’s inability to speak following a stroke last spring.
Police anticipated Falconridge riot, judge hears as trial for 5 men begins
Calgary police struggled to control the violence and destruction carried out by two groups of Eritrean Calgarians, a judge heard Monday, as one detective testified it took nearly 200 officers as well as tear gas grenades and nearly 2,000 rounds of pepper balls to separate the clashing sides.