The five individuals charged in the Mosquito First Nation fraud case will see their matters return to North Battleford Provincial Court Oct. 24.
That is the adjournment date agreed to in court Friday morning. Former chief Noel Stone, Jr., Milton Oxebin, Elbert Pahsaknunk, Anderson Moosomin and Derrick Graham, face charges in connection to alleged fraud with the band election on Mosquito First Nation in 2011.
There are likely to be changes coming to the information filed against the accused. Friday, defence lawyer Nicholas Stooshinoff, representing Graham, served notice of an application to quash, citing a number of concerns with the information filed.
The main concern is around an alleged defect in the form of the information. The intention was to charge the five jointly, he noted, but the information charged them separately instead, something that would necessitate five separate trials. Other problems were alleged as well.
Judge Dan O'Hanlon accepted the request by counsel to adjourn the case to Oct. 24, giving time for counsel to resolve that issue. It is possible preliminary hearing dates could be set at the next court date as well.
