Daniel Bard’s defence lawyer told the court Thursday he won’t be calling any witnesses to testify in his client’s defence. He then requested the trial be adjourned five weeks to prepare his closing arguments.
Defence lawyer asks for 5-week delay to prepare next steps in Moncton trial
Katelin Belliveau · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 05, 2026 1:12 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Nelson Peters has previously told the court that delays in Daniel Bard’s retrial infringe on Bard’s rights to a timely trial. (Katelin Belliveau/CBC News)
Daniel Bard’s lawyer won’t be calling any witnesses to testify in the alleged fraudster’s defence, nor will he present any evidence.
Instead, Nelson Peters stood up briefly before a Moncton provincial court judge Thursday to say “the defence’s case is closed.”
It comes seven weeks into Bard’s retrial on 19 charges, including fraud, theft and money laundering.
Local business owners have accused Bard of taking thousands of dollars from them in complex loans deals he described as non-recourse loans that would be refundable should the deals fail.
All of the alleged victims who testified in the retrial said Bard never delivered on promises on time,
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