Former Manitoba law dean arrested in France, faces extradition to Canada
Jonathan Black-Branch, disbarred former dean of University of Manitoba's law school, arrested in Europe on fraud charge.
What to know
- Jonathan Black-Branch, disbarred former dean of University of Manitoba law school, arrested in France on fraud charge and facing extradition to Canada.
- Civil judgments already exist against him; Canada's pursuit of an extradition warrant on white-collar charges is rare and costly.
- If prosecuted criminally, he faces a likely minimum 3–5 year sentence, though pre-sentencing credits and his profile as an older first-time offender may affect final outcome.
Jonathan Black-Branch Former University of Manitoba law dean
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Black-Branch arrested in France on fraud charge
Jonathan Black-Branch, the disbarred former dean of the University of Manitoba's law school, has been arrested in Europe and is facing extradition back to Canada, where he is wanted on a fraud charge.
“He's facing jail time and there is already civil judgment already against him for whatever money he might not have spent.”
— AlanYx, Reddit commenter · source -
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He's facing jail time and there is already civil judgment already against him for whatever money he might not have spent. It's rare for Canada to get an extradition warrant over white collar crimes (and it's hella expensive) so they are likely to prosecute criminally. There's a statutory exclusion for conditional sentences here, so he's looking at…
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