Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 28, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba Monday a gust 28, 2006 b1 space for rent the office leasing Market has been left out in the cold. City business business b5 City editor Steve Pona 697-7292 i i family notices b6 what made news in compiled by Bartley Kives i n this part of the world the summer aint Over until the bombers play in Regina. But when they re eating Corn and apples Down in Morden you know there a Only one week left in the season of Sun and sandals. The end of summer is almost upon us which Means its time to forget about All the fun you be had Over the past few months. And in Case you be had just a Little too much fun Here a a Quick refresher about All the news you May have missed Dan tests show faulty evidence in murder Case by Dan Lett despite having his name raised at a judicial inquiry into the wrongful conviction of James Driskell convicted murderer Robert Sanderson remains in prison where it is unclear whether he will Ever get a new trial. Dan tests conducted two years ago eliminated a piece of evidence used to convict him of the brutal Gangland style slaying of three men in 1996. However last fall Manitoba Justice said it was con Vinced Sanderson played a major role in the crime and has declined to order a new trial. A department spokesman said prosecutors Are confident there was enough other evidence against Sanderson to uphold the conviction. Our position is consistent with the position we took in october 2005,? the spokesman said. Toronto lawyer James Lockyer of the association in defence of the wrongly convicted said he will file an application to the Federal Justice department seeking a new trial for Sanderson. Manitoba Justice will not concede the need for a new trial so we have no Choice but to file an application said Lockyer who is representing Driskell at his inquiry. Under Sec. 696 of the criminal code the Federal Justice minister has the Power to quash a conviction and order a new trial or refer new evidence to an appellate court for opinion. Sanderson a name recently arose at the Driskell inquiry As testimony focused on other cases handled by Driskell prosecutor George Dangerfield. Dangerfield in the hot seat for his handling of the Driskell prosecution was also the Lead prosecutor at the Sanderson trial and those of Thomas soph now the summer that was that ought to silence critics who complained the slogan does to make sense. Never underestimate the importance of the Franco German japanese Market. July 9 Zine Dine Pidane uses his head retiring French soccer phenom Zine Dine Pidane auditions for a Post football career with the we when he head Butts italian defender Marco mater Azzi during the final game of an otherwise excellent world cup of soccer tournament. The italians wind up winning the game in a shootout but to audiences around the world Are traumatized ? not by the Vio Lence but by the inability of late night talk show hosts to resist making butt head jokes for the next two weeks. July 12 Hezbollah and Israel resume acquaintances War Breaks out in the normally peaceful Middle East which had not witnessed any violence for at least 17 minutes. The conflict along the israeli Lebanon Border is Only the 23rd in the usually quiet Region since 1948, following the israeli War of Independence Cia backed coups in Syria and Iran the Suez crisis the baathist coup in Iraq the six Day War the jordanian civil War with the p.l.o., the yom kippur War the kurdish rebellion in Iraq the lebanese civil War the iranian revolution the Russ Ian who was exonerated in 2001 and paid $2.3 million in compensation Frank Ostrowski still serving a murder sen tence but awaiting a final verdict from the Federal Justice minister and Kyle Unger who is out on bail awaiting a final decision from Ottawa. Robert Sanderson Robert tews and Roger Sanderson no relation were charged and convicted of beating Stab Bing and murdering three men in 1996. Police said the murders were sparked by a Long standing dispute Between rival gangs involved in the City a prostitution Trade. In its Case against Robert Sanderson the Crown relied heavily on a hair found on one of the victims. A police forensic technician using microscopic hair com Parison technology said the hair Likely belonged to Robert Sanderson. Dan analysis showed the hair belonged to someone else. Although it was a key piece of evidence that put Sanderson at the murder scene Manitoba Justice said other evidence used at trial supported the original guilty ver dict. invasion of Afghanistan the Iran Iraq War the american libyan conflict the israeli invasion of Lebanon the first int Fadah the afghan civil War the first Gulf War the . Bombing of Sudan the second int Fadah the Allied invasion of Afghanistan and the British american invasion of Iraq. At press time there were no new conflicts. July 17 As if Molgaard and Sophino Zweren to enough ? the inquiry into the wrongful conviction of James Driskell begins. There is absolutely nothing even remotely amusing about this. Not that Lebanon was funny but you get my Drift. July 22 chief wiggum visits Winnipeg a policeman from Springfield ill. And his family Are shocked to find themselves robbed of electronic goods left overnight inside their vehicle in Winnipeg prompting an outpouring of Goodwill from local travel authorities. Tourists from around the world soon flock to Manitoba with plans to leave their credit cards on restaurant tables when they go to the washroom and wallets on beaches when they go for a swim. Continued please see summer b2 a 15-year-old girl testifying for the Crown said she saw Sanderson and tews leave a downtown hotel room with knives and guns and return several hours later covered in blood. She also testified that Sanderson produced a bag he claimed was filled with jewelry taken from the dead men. A police informant ? a gang member in training who testified for the Crown ? said he was held briefly at gunpoint by Sanderson and the other two men charged in the murders at a downtown bar just a few hours before the triple slaying occurred. Police also found the victims blood inside Sanderson a car although it could not be conclusively proven he was Dri ving it at the time of the murders. The Case has proven to be a Challenge for Manitoba Justice. In addition to the erroneous hair Evi Dence co accused Roger Sanderson was acquitted at his third trial when the jury rejected the testimony of the police informant. veterans son mad at Bank Over loss employee allegedly took seniors Money by Bruce Owen t he son of a Winnipeg War Veter an is outraged at the Cibic for what he describes As the apparent ease with which a former employee was allegedly allowed to use invest ments As her own Piggy Bank. Brian Elidoro also said what happened to his father is a cautionary tale ? adult children of elderly parents should pay More attention to who a looking after their investments. I want the Public to know my father served in the War and that he and my Mother put everything they had into the Cibic and that the Cibic does to care about them Elidoro said. My father trusted the Bank More than anyone in the world and they deceived withdrawing Money what happened to his father Ted Eli Doros was that beginning in september 2003, a Bank financial planner allegedly began withdrawing Money from his accounts. Elidoro said that Over the next six months about $200,000 was withdrawn without his 84-year-old dads knowledge. A former Bank employee is now charged with fraud Over $5,000. Her Case remains before the courts. My father Elidoro said while the Cibic paid trusted the Back the Money Bank More plus $2,000 interest than anyone its not enough. He said three in the world years ago he want and they de to move his wid owed father to live deceived him next door to him in ? Brian Elidoro Langley . A House had been put on the Market for $165,000 and he called his fathers Branch at 3369 Portage ave. Hoping to use some of his fathers savings towards its Purchase As he had Power of attorney. Brian Elidoro said he was told because his dads savings were tied up in guaranteed investment certificates and a registered retirement income fund it could not be accessed. Despite his own efforts to buy the House for his dad the Deal eventually fell through. Intends to sue this summer the same House sold again for $310,000. Elidoro said he intends to sue the Cibic for the Money lost in the Homes Sale. His dad has since moved into an apartment in Winnipeg near his legion. Cibic declined to comment. They Don to want to say a word to me Elidoro said of Cibic. They re just fluffing this off. They know they be got a Public relations Nightmare on their Anita Gisele Prescott 48, appears in court again sept. 13. Her lawyer Pam Smith declined com ment. ;