HALIFAX – The trial of a Nova Scotia politician charged in the province’s constituency allowance spending scandal has been adjourned briefly at the request of the defence.
Trevor Zinck, an Independent member of the legislature, is charged with theft over $5,000, fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust.
Zinck’s lawyer Lyle Howe says he needs to talk over options with his client, but he wouldn’t say if a plea is being considered.
The Crown prosecutor declined comment.
Zinck was one of four politicians charged in February 2011 following an investigation by the province’s auditor general into constituency allowance spending.
Zinck has admitted in an agreed statement of facts that the Speaker’s Office reimbursed him for $10,000 in expense claims in 2008 and 2009 even though he did not pay the suppliers listed in his claims.
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