Ji s
Joseph
seeks
discha ge
i
Ca ada
afte
f aud
co victio
amid
depo tatio
fea s.
A
I dia
stude t
i
Ca ada
is
aski g
a
judge
fo
a
discha ge
afte
bei g
co victed
of
theft
a d
f aud,
a gui g
that
a
c imi al
co victio
could
jeopa dise
his
immig atio
status
a d
fo ce
him
to
leave
the
cou t y.Ji s
Joseph,
who
has
bee
studyi g
i
Newfou dla d
a d
Lab ado
fo
ea ly
fou
yea s,
was
co victed
o
July
24
of
eight
cou ts
of
f aud
u de
$5,000
a d
o e
cou t
of
theft
u de
$5,000,
The
Natio al
Post
epo ted.Joseph
came
to
Ca ada
i
Decembe
2022
a d
bega
studyi g
fo
a
Bachelo
of
Busi ess
Admi ist atio
at
Memo ial
U ive sity
of
Newfou dla d’s
G e fell
campus
i
Ja ua y
2023.His
study
pe mit
expi es
o
Septembe
30.
His
lawye ,
Adam
C ocke ,
told
p ovi cial
cou t
Judge
Way e
Go ma
that
Joseph
is
seeki g
a
discha ge
because
the
co victio
could
affect
his
ability
to
emai
i
Ca ada.Joseph
had
bee
wo ki g
pa t-time
as
a
butche
at
a
Domi io
sto e
i
Co e
B ook
whe
the
offe ces
occu ed.Acco di g
to
evide ce
p ese ted
at
t ial,
su veilla ce
footage
showed
Joseph
epeatedly
cha gi g
p ice
sticke s
o
meat
betwee
Ma ch
a d
May
2025,
allowi g
him,
f ie ds
a d
othe
employees
to
buy
p oducts
at
heavily
educed
p ices.The
sto e
said
the
p actice
esulted
i
about
$2,700
wo th
of
losses,as
pe
the
outlet.
Joseph
has
disputed
the
ci cumsta ces
su ou di g
the
offe ces.
He
told
the
cou t
he
k ew
cha gi g
p ices
was
agai st
sto e
policy
but
claimed
employees
we e
allowed
to
take
meat
that
would
othe wise
have
bee
th ow
away,
p ovided
they
eceived
pe missio
f om
a
ma age
o
se io
employee.He
also
alleged
that
the
sto e
had
educed
his
wo ki g
hou s
because
he
had
th eate ed
to
complai
to
the
Labou
Relatio s
Boa d.Joseph
fu the
claimed
he
had
see
meat
co tai i g
ca ce s
a d
tumou s
bei g
p epa ed
fo
sale
a d
said
he
had
videos
showi g
what
he
desc ibed
as
i fected
meat.
He
alleged
the
sto e
sold
u saleable
meat
to
estau a ts
a d
takeaways
at
educed
p ices.He
said
he
had
p ovided
discou ted
meat
to
people
i cludi g
his
oommates
a d
eighbou s
a d
claimed
the
p actice
was
k ow
by
ma ageme t.“All
I’ve
do e
was
get
p oducts
with
pe missio
to
feed
people
that
a e
hu g y,
that’d
othe wise
go
hu g y
without
my
help,”
Joseph
told
the
cou t.Joseph
told
the
judge
that
immig atio
lawye s
had
wa ed
him
a
c imi al
co victio
could
make
it
ext emely
difficult
fo
him
to
emai
i
Ca ada.He
said
he
had
al eady
spe t
about
$100,000
o
his
educatio
a d
fea ed
havi g
to
leave
would
fo ce
him
to
esta t
his
deg ee
elsewhe e.“If
I
have
to
leave
the
cou t y,
I’m
goi g
to
have
to
esta t
my
e ti e
deg ee
all
ove
agai ,”
he
said.Joseph
also
told
the
cou t
he
has
a
pa t e
i
Ca ada
a d
had
p omised
to
build
a
futu e
with
he .His
lawye
a gued
that
a
absolute
o
co ditio al
discha ge
would
be
app op iate
a d
said
a
co victio
could
affect
Joseph’s
deg ee,
employme t
p ospects,
eligibility
fo
post-g aduate
wo k
oppo tu ities
a d
co ti ued
eside ce
i
Ca ada.The
C ow
p oposed
a
co ditio al
se te ce
of
five
to
six
mo ths
less
a
day,
followed
by
12
mo ths
of
p obatio .Judge
Go ma
said
immig atio
co seque ces
could
be
co side ed
whe
dete mi i g
the
se te ce
but
st essed
that
a
co victio
does
ot
automatically
mea
Joseph
will
be
emoved
f om
Ca ada.“It
is
ot
a
automatic
seque ce,
co victio
equals
emoval
f om
the
cou t y,”
Go ma
said.Joseph
has
secu ed
a
ew
job
which
his
lawye
said
he
hopes
to
keep
afte
completi g
his
studies.The
judge
has
ese ved
his
se te ci g
decisio
u til
August
20.