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Counterfeit charges stayed

A man no longer faces counterfeiting charges from two allegations in Prince George.
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A man no longer faces counterfeiting charges from two allegations in Prince George.

Bruce Albert Patrick had been facing seven counts - later reduced to five - in relation to alleged incidents on December 27, December 28 and February 14 in Prince George and stemming from a March 2018 police raid on a Monahan Crescent home.

Stays of proceedings are issued whenever it's determined there is not enough evidence to achieve a conviction.

Although most matters that have been stayed are not reopened, Crown counsel can, within certain limits, restart the proceedings. The time limit is six months for summary matters and a year for indictable matters.

The stays were issued in September when Albert's case had reached the arraignment stage.