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Former accountant found guilty of stealing from B.C. minor lacrosse group

Former treasurer John Scott Adams found guilty of theft over $5,000 from Kelowna Minor Lacrosse
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A former accountant has been found guilty of stealing from the Kelowna Minor Lacrosse Association, where he was working as the treasurer.

In a Kelowna courtroom on the morning of Jan. 8, John Scott Adams was found guilty of theft over $5,000. He had been originally charged with both fraud and theft over $5,000 but the charges of fraud have been stayed.

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Jacqueline Gelineau

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