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May 21, 2026
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Dartmouth serial fraudster gets 4.5-year sentence for 'sophisticated, intertwined' offences
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Article Excerpt
Serial fraudster Alissa Kathryn MacGillivary conceals her face as she is led into Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax on Thursday for sentencing on 19 charges. Justice James Chipman sentenced the 53-year-old Dartmouth woman to 4.5 years in prison less remand credit of 559 days. PHOTO BY STEVE BRUCE Article content A serial fraudster from Dartmouth has been handed a 4.5-year prison sentence for a variety of offences she committed over a span of more than 16 years. Article content Alissa Kathryn MacGillivary, 53, is also known as Katherine Alexandra MacDougall and Alexandra Ryan, among other na…
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