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CTV News
3 days ago
- Automotive
- CTV News
‘I remember them every day': Antique car show in honour of N.S. family
A classic car show in Sydney, N.S., is more than a chance to feature shiny makes and models, it's also an opportunity to honour a beloved family. The Aaron Jolene Memorial Car Show is in memory of Aaron Tuck, Jolene Oliver, and their daughter Emily Tuck, who were killed in the Nova Scotia mass shooting in 2020. The inaugural car show was held that same year. This year, more than 100 antique cars are expected for the show. 'The car show, it comes deep from our hearts,' said Dana Gillis. Jason Gillis says he and Aaron were best friends, bonded by a love of old cars. 'Aaron was like my brother I never had,' he said. The star of Saturday's show will be a Pinto named 'Emily.' The car was Tuck and Gillis's baby and would have eventually belonged to the young woman it was named for. 'It was going to be Emily's car when she turned 18, so that's why we named the car 'Emily,'' said Jason. Emily Tuck is well-remembered for her fiddle performance with her father as part of the Ultimate Online Nova Scotia Kitchen Party during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and for a cheeky catchphrase she uttered during that show. 'At the end she kind of got a little sarcastic with (her father) and said, 'There's some fiddle for ya,'' recalls Jason. This year's show will fall on what would have been Aaron's 51st birthday. 'I remember them every day,' said Jason. 'Like, I wake up every morning and I look at their picture and say good morning to them. In the garage, just me working on the car I'll have a conversation with Aaron and try to get his help and guidance so we can get the car up and running so we can drive it and show it in their memory.' Proceeds from the show will go to Loaves and Fishes in Sydney. Organizers say last year's event raised more than $2,500. While hundreds are expected to come check out the old makes and models, it's the family's memory that is the driving force behind the event. 'We'll never forget them,' said Jason. 'They're always remembered. We've got great support from our community and people just seem to like our show.' The Aaron Jolene Memorial Car Show is scheduled to take place Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Plaza Ford in Sydney. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
Miami Herald
21-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
‘Door-to-door' salesman scammed women and their older parents in OR, feds say
An Oregon man accused of scamming women he pursued romantically, and their older parents, can't escape responsibility for his debts, a federal bankruptcy court has ruled. While selling vacuums, air filters and other items, Jason Gillis, a door-to-door salesman, caused women and their parents to invest in his business ventures but then defrauded them by using their investments 'primarily for personal expenses,' the Justice Department said in a May 19 news release. He took advantage of one woman's 79-year-old mother, who had recently experienced a stroke, and secretly stole both of the women's identities, amassing debts in their names, according to the Justice Department. Gills also had the 79-year-old 'take out a mortgage on her home, purportedly under duress,' and he had her hand over more than $100,000, federal prosecutors said. The money went to Gillis' business bank account, but then it was mostly used by him for personal spending, according to federal officials. Gillis was facing a variety of lawsuits accusing him of fraud, breach of contract and theft by deception, as well as court judgments, when he filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy in August 2024, according to the Justice Department. Now, the bankruptcy court for the District of Oregon has ruled in the favor of the U.S. Trustee Program by refusing to discharge more than $1.7 million in debts on the basis of bankruptcy, the Justice Department said. The Justice Department's U.S. Trustee Program supervises bankruptcy cases and seeks to hold people accused of fraud, like Gillis, accountable to prevent the court system from being abused. The program brought a complaint against Gillis in Portland federal court on Feb. 27, records show. Gillis is listed as representing himself. His contact information wasn't immediately available. Gillis 'did not respond to or defend against the USTP's complaint to deny his bankruptcy discharge, leading to a default judgment in the USTP's favor,' officials said in the release. The U.S. Trustee Program's Portland-based office began investigating Gillis and learned 'that to avoid collection efforts, Gillis concealed his interests in several businesses by transferring nominal ownership to victims while he retained full control and by forging signatures on forms filed with the Oregon Secretary of State,' the Justice Department said. In his bankruptcy case, he lied about his financial situation and how he defrauded multiple women and their family members, who've tried to collect the debts they are owed, according to the U.S. Trustee Program. While in a romantic relationship with one woman, he scammed her mother, who was in her 70s, out of a recreational vehicle worth about $150,000, officials said. He leased the RV from his then-girlfriend's mother and started living in it, according to the Justice Department. Ultimately, he stopped making lease payments and wouldn't reveal where the RV was located, officials said. 'Bankruptcy is not a safe haven for fraudsters,' Acting U.S. Trustee Jonas V. Anderson for Oregon and four other states said in a statement. 'The U.S. Trustee Program, as the watchdog of the bankruptcy system, is committed to rooting out deceptive schemes that harm innocent victims.' Anderson, appointed by former U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, also oversees Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Washington as acting U.S. trustee for Region 18.
