A 48
year old former investment dealer has been sentenced in Moncton to 3 and
a half years in prison for defrauding several of her clients.
Catherine
Darlene Ford pleaded guilty to six charges.
The court was told she
illegally withdrew 1.3 million dollars from the accounts of six of her
clients, many of whom were elderly. They have since been reimbursed by
Scotia McLeod.
Several of her clients had more than 100 thousand dollars taken from their accounts without consent.
New
Brunswick is number one... at least when it comes to seafood. New
Brunswick ranked as Canada's largest exporter of seafood for 2012, with
exports valued at $967 million.
Nova Scotia and British Columbia came in second and
third.
In a
statement, Premier David Alward acknowledging the importance of the
seafood industry in creating new jobs, especially in rural communities.
Local producers from Charlotte County participated in the
Boston International Seafood Show this week, promoting their products to
more than 16,000 buyers and sellers from more than 90 countries.
In recent years, the province has turned to Asia and Europe as markets for its seafood.
