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By Jeff Pelletier Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Karima Manji left the Iqaluit courthouse in handcuffs Monday afternoon while she awaits sentencing in her fraud case, expected to come Thursday. Earlier this year, Manji pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000 in a case about Inuit enrolment that attracted international attention. She had been out on bail since she was charged in September 2023. In 2016, Manji fraudulently obtained Inuit enrolment with Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. for her twin 25-year-old daughters, Amira and Nadya Gill, according to an agreed statement of facts. NTI is the organization responsible for ensuring Inuit receive the benefits they are entitled to under the Nunavut Agreement. Through that enrolment, the twins obtained $158,254.05 in scholarships from the Kakivak Association, which provides financial support to Qikiqtani Inuit students. With… <\/p>\n

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By Jeff Pelletier Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Karima Manji left the Iqaluit courthouse in handcuffs Monday afternoon while she awaits sentencing in her fraud case, expected to come Thursday. Earlier this year, Manji pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000 in a case about Inuit enrolment that attracted international attention. She had been out on bail since she was charged in September 2023. In 2016, Manji fraudulently obtained Inuit enrolment with Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. for her twin 25-year-old daughters, Amira and Nadya Gill, according to an agreed statement of facts. NTI is the organization responsible for ensuring Inuit receive the benefits they are entitled to under the Nunavut Agreement. Through that enrolment, the twins obtained $158,254.05 in scholarships from the Kakivak Association, which provides financial support to Qikiqtani Inuit students. With... <\/p>\n

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