Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Metis Election Fraud

Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Metis Election Fraud

Monday, September 20, 2010 at 14:13

Another player in the fraudulent 2004 Metis Nation – Saskatchewan election has pleaded guilty for his involvement.

Late last week, Lyle Lee pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit forgery for his role in the infamous 2004 MN-S election.

Lee was not running for office during that election, but friends of his were — so Crown Prosecutor Paul Goldstein says he stood to benefit since the MNS receives millions of dollars in funding, funding that is controlled or disbursed by those who are elected.

Goldstein, who called the election a complete sham, says Lee helped draft some polling lists that were false — containing the names of dead people, some who were in prison, and some duplicates.

Goldstein says Lee was also part of a group that presented the false lists to polling clerks, directing them to falsify the books and fill out hundreds of fake ballots.

Lee was given a conditional sentence of two years less a day, part of which bans him from entering any premises controlled or occupied by the MN-S unless he has permission from a supervisor, in order to complete 100 hours of community service.

Brian Amyotte and former MNS president Dwayne Roth, both of whom were elected as a result of that election, will go on trial next month.