Crown Wants Jail Term for Former Clerk of the BC Legislature for Breach of Trust

Crown Wants Jail Term for Former Clerk of the BC Legislature for Breach of Trust
Craig James, former clerk of the British Columbia legislature, leaves B.C. Supreme Court during a break from his trial in Vancouver, on Jan. 26, 2022. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
The Canadian Press
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The Crown is asking for a jail term for the former clerk of British Columbia’s legislature who was found guilty of fraud and breach of trust over expenses he claimed.

The conduct of Craig James was a “departure” by the most senior officer of the legislature, which Crown attorney Brock Martland told the court deserves “unequivocal denunciation.”