At her trial in January 2011, Johnson’s ex-wife, Darquise, testified that he was the puppet master behind the romance-based scheme that defrauded Macklem of $850,000. Darquise Johnson unexpectedly returned to Canada the following year, and was promptly arrested at the airport. Postmedia interviewed Nolan Johnson at the conclusion of his ex-wife’s fraud trial. Johnson said he was too busy pushing cocaine in Ottawa to involve himself in a scheme to defraud Macklem. Johnson insisted that he didn’t physically abuse his ex-wife, didn’t take part in the Macklem fraud, and doesn’t have his money.

Source: National Post August 23, 2016 21:22 UTC