Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
63/100
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A former law dean at the University of Manitoba has been arrested in France, Winnipeg police confirmed on Wednesday.
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police → arrest → Wednesday
The police service confirmed to Global News that Jonathan Black-Branch had been arrested “as a result of an extradition request” and that the matter was currently before the French court system.
“We are not in a position to provide further information regarding the extradition proceeding while the matter remains before the courts,” said Const. Stephen Spencer in an email.
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Spencer → confirm → email
“Further information will be provided should the extradition application be successful and Black-Branch be returned to Winnipeg.
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Branch → provide → Winnipeg
Spencer added that there is a Canada-wide arrest warrant in place for Black-Branch which will remain in effect until he is returned to Winnipeg and arrested by police.
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he → add → police
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Black-Branch was the dean of law at the University of Manitoba from 2016 to 2020.
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Branch → get → 2020
The Discipline Committee of the Law Society of Manitoba reported in December 2023 that he misappropriated approximately $600,000 from the university and/or the Marcel A. Desautels Centre for Private Enterprise and the Law.
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he → report → Enterprise
It allegedly occurred between April 20, 2017, and February 2020.
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It → occur → April
An affidavit presented to the committee indicated the former dean spent $518,000 on activities listed as professional development, with $472,282 charged to the Desautels Endowment, and $46,441 to operating funds.
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dean → present → funds
Among the activities were attending non-degree programs at Harvard and Yale Universities while he was under contract at the university.
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he → attend → university
It noted professional development expenses charged to the university by all other Faculty of Law personnel in the same period was $18,928.
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expenses → note → period
Black-Branch was also found to have expensed about $75,000 to the International Society of Law and Nuclear Disarmament, of which he served as president of its board of trustees at the time.
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he → find → time
Months after the hearing, in February 2024, the Law Society of Manitoba disbarred Black-Branch in the province.
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Society → disbar → province
He was also ordered to pay $36,000 in costs to the society.
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He → order → society
The Bar Tribunals and Adjudication Service, the board for England and Wales, also disbarred Black Branch in February 2025 after finding all five charges against him had been proven.
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charges → disbar → him
Those charges included not disclosing the proceedings in Manitoba to the United Kingdom regulator.
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charges → include → regulator
He did not appear nor was he represented at the hearing, the written decision said.
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decision → appear → hearing
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