Former Chief Pleads Guilty to Wildlife Charges

Former Chief Pleads Guilty to Wildlife Charges

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 15:36

Former Red Pheasant First Nation Chief Charles Meechance has been fined $21,000 for breaking wildlife laws.

He appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court Wednesday.

Crown Prosecutor Inez Cardinal says Meechance pleaded guilty to three charges: unlawfully outfitting, falsifying export applications and exporting wildlife without proper permits.

Meechance has two years to pay the fines.

After he was sentenced, Cardinal withdrew 23 other charges.