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Post by M. Hawbaker on Feb 7, 2020 22:06:16 GMT
A Canadian man says he chose to burn his savings to keep his ex-wife from getting the cash in their divorce, according to the Ottawa Citizen. Bruce McConville was sentenced to jail for 30 days after he told a judge that he burned $1 million in Canadian dollars to avoid having to pay his former wife spousal and child support as part of their divorce settlement, the newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The 55-year-old businessman, who once ran a failed bid for mayor of Ottawa, reportedly told a Superior Court judge that he took out the money — $1,050,000 in all — from six different bank accounts through 25 different withdrawals and kept receipts of the transactions, which amount to about $790,000 USD, as proof.
McConville told the judge overseeing the case that he burned the money in two separate bonfires, torching $743,000 on Sept. 23 and then $296,000 on Dec. 15, according to the newspaper.
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Post by barb43 on Feb 8, 2020 0:54:28 GMT
It sounds as if the judge presiding in this case does not believe the man's story that he burned a million dollars. Spoiler alert! - the man on trial admits he lacks proof of burning the money. The judge's contempt sentence may not solve the issue of the missing money, but it should certainly be a good start. ... Be sure to read the entire article if you're just dropping by.
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