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Tallcree Accuses Lawyer of $8.5M Theft | Calgary News
A northern Alberta First Nation is accusing lawyer Jeffrey Rath of embezzling $8.5 million from their trust fund, allegedly transferring it into his personal account and converting it into gold and silver—prompting his provisional removal as trustee and a court-ordered asset freeze. Rath denies wrongdoing, calling the claims inflammatory and insisting all transactions were disclosed and legitimate investments. The court expanded the scope of a receivership to include Rath’s entire professional corporation, allowing deeper scrutiny of his business dealings—even though it didn’t rule on whether…
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