The sentencing hearing has begun in a Victoria courtroom for two men who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of a Metchosin man three years ago.
Former BC Legislature Clerk Charged
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The former Clerk of BC’s Legislature, Craig James has been charged with four counts of breach of trust by a public officer and two charges of fraud over five-thousand dollars.
In November of 2018, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Peter Juk appointed David Butcher and Brock Martland as Special Prosecutors to provide legal advice to the RCMP in an investigation into allegations of misspending at the legislature.
Their appointments followed the release of a report by Legislature Speaker Darryl Plecas in 2018 alleging that millions in taxpayer dollars had been misspent.
James and Sergeant at Arms Gary Lenz were implicated in accusations that taxpayers had paid for unnecessary expenses, such as a wood splitter and trailer for the legislature, clothes, and expensive overseas trips.