ESTEVAN - An Estevan man pleaded guilty in Estevan Provincial Court on June 19 to offences involving a local bank and a non-profit organization.
Preston John Majeran, 46, pleaded guilty to one charge each of fraudulent use of a credit card and fraud over $5,000.
On the fraud charge, according to Crown prosecutor Bryan Carter, between April 18 and 27, 2022, Majeran deposited six cheques into his bank account after they had already been deposited. The total amount of those cheques was $11,462. He withdrew the funds from his account before those transactions could be cleared, causing him to go into overdraft.
The victim of the fraud was the Bank of Nova Scotia.
As for the other charge, between Dec. 13, 2022, and Jan. 6, 2023, Carter said Majeran used a debit card belonging to the Estevan Kinsmen Club to make a number of withdrawals and debit purchases for illegitimate reasons, amounting to $10,607.
Carter said Majeran has no prior criminal record.
According to his attorney Joelle Graham, Majeran has been working at getting his life back on track and is supporting two step-children.
"He has a lot of shame and remorse over his actions," said Graham.
Majeran was a member of the Kinsmen and was committed to their causes, Graham said.
He was sentenced to a 12-month conditional sentence order. In addition to a number of conditions, there will also be restitution orders for the victims, and those payments have already started.
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