Moncton man on trial for alleged financial crimes loses lawyer, case expected to continue

Shane Magee · CBC News

· Posted: May 13, 2025 2:54 PM EDT | Last Updated: 16 minutes ago

A antheral connected proceedings successful Moncton for alleged fiscal crimes mislaid his lawyer owed to a aesculapian issue, but the lawsuit is expected to proceed with another defence lawyer.

Daniel Bard, 60, is being tried successful provincial tribunal connected 19 charges that see theft, fraud, wealth laundering and possession of spot obtained by crime.

The six-week proceedings began April 22 with Bard represented by defence lawyer James Matheson.

Tim Dubé was appointed as amicus curiae, a Latin word meaning person of the court, initially to assist with cross-examination.

As the proceedings unfolded, Matheson's wellness led to respective delays. Judge Anne Richard ordered Dubé to instrumentality a larger relation successful the trial, including being contiguous for each grounds and to correspond Bard if Matheson was unavailable.

On Tuesday, Dubé told Richard that Matheson had been hospitalized and that a doc had instructed him to instrumentality a sick permission until June 3, aft the proceedings is scheduled to conclude. 

Dubé asked Richard to adjourn the proceedings Tuesday to springiness him clip to hole for witnesser grounds connected Wednesday. 

The justice asked Dubé to spot whether his different cases could beryllium rescheduled truthful helium could beryllium contiguous for Bard's proceedings to debar further delays. 

The proceedings has heard grounds from 16 witnesses truthful far, with 2 expected to beryllium recalled to allow Dubé to cross-examine them. 

Some of the allegations against Bard day to erstwhile helium was vice-president of concern attraction at 3+ Corp., a municipally funded economical improvement bureau successful the Moncton region.