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Charges of Fraud Under $5,000 x 3 withdrawn. Criminal defence lawyer Christopher Assie was retained. R.K. was alleged to have operating a fake lending service over the internet that required prospective borrowers to pay administrative fees to process their loan applications. The complainants in the case were residents of another province. On the morning of trial, the defence learned of potentially exculpatory disclosure that the police had failed to provide. The defence advised the Crown that he would be seeking an adjournment of the trial on the grounds of failure of the police to disclose important evidence and would bring a stay application at a future date. The Crown conceded the failures on the part of the police and withdrew the charges.