HALIFAX -- The trial continues today for an Independent member of the Nova Scotia legislature facing charges in the province's spending scandal.
Trevor Zinck confirmed yesterday that he was given more than $10,000 dollars from the Speaker's Office to cover constituency expenses in 2008 and 2009 even though he didn't pay those whom he claimed were owed money.
Zinck is charged with theft over five-thousand dollars, fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust.
His lawyer told the court the internal rules governing expense claims were confusing and open to wide interpretation, particularly when it came to paying bills.
Crown lawyer Mark Heerema read an agreed statement of facts that cited 10 duplicate cheques worth just over 10-thousand dollars.
Heerema says more than half of the money was supposed to go to the Boys and Girls Club of Dartmouth.
Other cheques were made out to Lake City Woodworkers of Dartmouth, the Dartmouth District 9 Citizens Association and an individual who represented something called the Atlantic Spring League Hockey.
