Judge Extends Injunction Freezing Millions of Alberta Separatist Leader’s Assets

In a statement to CP24, Matthew Sammon commented on Justice John Gill's decision to extend and expand a Mareva injunction freezing Jeffrey Rath's assets and appoint an investigative receiver to trace funds removed from the Tallcree First Nation trust.

Lenczner Slaght’s Matthew Sammon, Jessica Kras, and Natalie Workewych have secured significant interim relief for Chief Rupert Meneen and the Tallcree First Nation in ongoing litigation to recover and protect assets of the Tallcree First Nation Trust.

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Matthew Sammon, the lawyer representing Meneen, said in a statement to CP24 that "Justice Gill extended and expanded the Mareva Injunction and granted Chief Meneen’s request that an investigative receiver be appointed to trace the funds removed from the trust."

"Justice Gill found, on the evidence before him, a real risk that Mr. Rath would continue taking steps that could interfere with efforts to locate the missing funds, including due to Mr. Rath’s changing the trust auditors without notice, and the timing of that change."

"Justice Gill also relied upon evidence suggestive of the misappropriation of trust funds from another First Nation trust account, raising concerns about a broader pattern involving First Nations trust accounts."

"Chief Meneen, and the Tallcree First Nation, will take all necessary and lawful steps to protect the rights and interests of the trust’s beneficiaries, many of whom are minors, and to pursue appropriate recovery of trust assets from all responsible parties."