The mayor of Halifax and a Quebec closet preacher were amongst those that affirmed Monday at the fraudulence test for previous Calgary city councillor Joe Magliocca.
Magliocca, 59, is billed with fraudulence and violation of depend on by a public policeman coming from declared falsified cost cases sent to the City of Calgary in betweenOct 23, 2017 andDec 31, 2019.
During that time, Magliocca was a city agent at Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) meetings.
Monday noted the start of a ceremony of political leaders– existing and previous– that are detailed on cost cases as having actually been held by Magliocca throughout his traveling, a need for the previous councillor to warrant asking for compensation from the city.
The Crown witnesses, 27 in overall, that either went to FCM meetings or Quebec’s Winter Carnival, are anticipated to affirm that they do not recognize Joe Magliocca and were not held by him for dishes or beverages.
On Monday, Quebec Minister of Infrastructure Jonatan Julien was the initial political leader to affirm.
Mimosas and coffee
An invoice offered by the Crown reveals that Magliocca declared to have actually held Julien at Pub L’Oncle Antoine in Quebec City onFeb 10, 2019.
Four mimosas and a number of coffee-based beverages were consisted of on the $60 costs.
But Julien informed the court he does not recognize Magliocca and has actually never ever satisfied the previous councillor.
On the day concerned, Julien affirmed he remained in Sept- Îles on pastoral service.
When inquired about the very first time Julien had actually discovered of Magliocca, the preacher described it was when he was examined by RCMP about the cost case examination.
The 2018 FCM seminar was kept in Halifax and was “a big event for the city,” according to Mayor Mike Savage, that additionally affirmed Monday.
The seminar finished Sunday June 3, 2018 with a gala supper.
Halifax mayor not at $214 supper
But an invoice programs Magliocca declared a $214 chicken-and-rib supper at Baton Rouge on the Monday, and detailed Savage and an Ottawa councillor as his eating buddies.
“Have you ever met Joe Magliocca?” asked Rankin.
Savage reacted: “Not to my knowledge.”
The mayor stated he was “confused” after discovering he would certainly been detailed as having had supper with Magliocca and examined his schedule to ensure.
Former Quebec City councillor Vincent Dufresne was detailed on a cost case as having actually shared spiced rum beverages and stogies with Magliocca at Soci été Cigare on May 20, 2019.
‘ I really did not have any type of dish with him’
Dufresne affirmed he’s never ever gone to the stogie bar and stated the only time he had actually ever before satisfied Magliocca was 3 months previously at Carnaval de Qu ébec occasions that past February.
Toronto City Coun Paul Ainsley additionally affirmed he was not present at a dining establishment dish with Magliocca regardless of being detailed on the previous Calgary councillor’s cost case.
Ainsley informed the court he’s satisfied Magliocca one-time at an FCM money board conference in 2019.
Ainsley was detailed as having actually shared a $92 dish at Sapristi, a dining establishment in Quebec City, on June 2, 2019.
“No, I didn’t have any meal with him,” Ainsley informed the court. “I didn’t have any interaction with him at all.”
