KELOWNA – A BC Supreme Court trial is underway for two Okanagan women accused of trying to bilk the Canada Revenue Agency out of almost $10 million.
Donna Marie Stancer and Deanna Lynn Lavalley are facing fraud and tax evasion charges.
It’s alleged they tried to claim false capital and business losses of more than $191 million to benefit themselves and 220 clients of their now closed Vernon tax preparation company, DeMara Consulting.
The pair called their tax reduction plan The Remedy.
Testifying in her own defence Thursday, Stancer told the judge and jury: “I was convinced it was a legitimate way to file income tax. I wanted to help other people. There seemed to be a lot of people who needed assistance.”
The alleged crimes happened between 2007 and 2012.
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