Close X
Monday, September 23, 2024
ADVT 
National

Suspect in Ponzi scheme makes own closing argument; says he has the truth

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 03 Feb, 2015 10:40 AM

    CALGARY — One of two men on trial for an alleged multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that police say bilked thousands of investors around the world of $400 million has delivered his own closing argument.

    Gary Sorenson dismissed his lawyer during the five-month trial in Calgary.

    He told the jury he was filled with fear and concern when the Crown laid out its case.

    But Sorenson said he has something equally formidable to fight the allegations — the truth.

    Sorenson and Milowe Brost (BROHST) have pleaded not guilty to fraud and theft.

    The two men were arrested in 2009 for what police have called the largest Ponzi-type scheme in Canadian history.

    Brost alone faces a fifth charge of money laundering, to which he has also pleaded not guilty.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Federal officials meeting with youth worker advocates to discuss unpaid interns

    Federal officials meeting with youth worker advocates to discuss unpaid interns
    OTTAWA — The parliamentary secretary to Labour Minister Kellie Leitch is meeting this week with various stakeholders about unpaid interns, stoking hopes among advocates that the federal government may be ready to make changes.

    Federal officials meeting with youth worker advocates to discuss unpaid interns

    UBC Professors Vote On Proposal To Divest School's Endowment From Fossil Fuels

    UBC Professors Vote On Proposal To Divest School's Endowment From Fossil Fuels
    VANCOUVER — Faculty members at the University of British Columbia are voting on a proposal to stop using the school's endowment fund to invest in the fossil-fuel industry.

    UBC Professors Vote On Proposal To Divest School's Endowment From Fossil Fuels

    $10 Million More Funding For Mine Safety And Permitting Process: Premier Christy Clark

    $10 Million More Funding For Mine Safety And Permitting Process: Premier Christy Clark
    VANCOUVER — British Columbia is investing more money in mine safety and a streamlined mining permit process across the province.

    $10 Million More Funding For Mine Safety And Permitting Process: Premier Christy Clark

    Parole Board Extends Leave For Man Who Bombed Yellowknife Mine, Killing 9 People

    Parole Board Extends Leave For Man Who Bombed Yellowknife Mine, Killing 9 People
    ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — A man granted day parole two decades after being convicted of planting a bomb that killed nine miners in Yellowknife will be getting extended leave privileges.

    Parole Board Extends Leave For Man Who Bombed Yellowknife Mine, Killing 9 People

    After 126 Years Capilano Suspension Bridge Still Drawing In Visitors

    After 126 Years Capilano Suspension Bridge Still Drawing In Visitors
    VANCOUVER — He built it and they came — in droves — but it wasn't the original goal of George Grant Mackay who built the Capilano Suspension Bridge in the District of North Vancouver 126 years ago.

    After 126 Years Capilano Suspension Bridge Still Drawing In Visitors

    Premium Brands Closing Toronto Processed Meat Plant, 200 Jobs To Be Lost

    Premium Brands Closing Toronto Processed Meat Plant, 200 Jobs To Be Lost
    VANCOUVER — Premium Brands Holdings Corp. (TSX:PBH) said Monday it will close its processed meat plant in Toronto in December, a move that will affect about 200 workers.

    Premium Brands Closing Toronto Processed Meat Plant, 200 Jobs To Be Lost