James Timothy Drummond pleads not guilty to fraud charges

A person once described as a "con man" by a judge in British Columbia has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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James Timothy Drummond entered the not-guilty plea at Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court in St. John's Thursday morning.

According to court documents, he is accused of defrauding a local property management company two years ago.

A two-day trial is scheduled for February. Drummond, 68, is facing two counts of fraud over $5,000.

A CBC News investigation last year revealed Drummond has a checkered history in British Columbia, including a previous conviction for stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the West Vancouver Boy Scouts' Christmas tree fund in the 1990s.

After hearing a 2008 court case on the west coast, British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Paul Williamson concluded that Drummond is "a con man and a compulsive liar."

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Drummond is also facing another half dozen fraud- and forgery-related charges in this province

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Those alleged crimes took place in October 2014, according to court documents.

He is due to appear at provincial court in St. John's on those charges in early November.