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BREAKING - A provincial judge has temporarily frozen up to $8.5 million in assets belonging to Alberta independence advocate Jeffrey Rath and his professional corporation in an escalating court fight over trust money from a First Nation Treaty settlement, court documents state. On July 10, Alberta Court of King’s Bench Justice Marion granted an interim Mareva order against Rath and Jeffrey R.W. Rath Professional Corporation, operating as Rath & Company, finding reasonable grounds to believe assets could be moved or dissipated before judgment in a court battle between Rath and Tallcree First Nation. A Mareva order, also known as a freezing order, is an extraordinary pre-judgment remedy intended to stop a defendant from transferring, hiding, or liquidating assets before a case is decided, so that any eventual financial award can still be collected. The order freezes exigible property up to $8,518,075 and includes bank or investment accounts, vehicles, real estate property, personal property and shares. It also prohibits the use of secured credit — such as a loan, line of credit or credit card — if repayment is secured against property they have an interest in. A co-founder of the Alberta Prosperity Project, Rath is a leading voice in the Independence movement and has long represented First Nations in landmark treaty settlements. This order comes after an extended fight between Tallcree and Rath, which escalated from a fee dispute into a battle over trust money that, according to court documents filed by Tallcree, would benefit minors. The allegations have not been proven in court. Source: Global News #Godkeepourland #Canada #Alberta