HALIFAX – The sentencing hearing for a former Nova Scotia politician who pleaded guilty in the province’s spending scandal has been rescheduled to Oct. 1.
Sentencing arguments in the case of Trevor Zinck were to resume on Sept. 19.
Zinck’s lawyer, Lyle Howe, told the provincial Supreme Court Friday he needs more time to prepare.
Judge Glen MacDougall also has a scheduling conflict that required the date for Zinck’s sentencing to be moved.
Zinck pleaded guilty in June to fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust for accepting about $9,000 from the Speaker’s Office to cover constituency expenses in 2008 and 2009, even though he didn’t pay those owed money.
Zinck, who sat as an Independent, initially refused to quit politics following his guilty plea but resigned after the Speaker announced the legislature would be recalled to deal with his possible expulsion.
Three other former politicians have also pleaded guilty to fraud-related charges that stemmed from a 2010 investigation by the province’s auditor general into constituency allowance spending.
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