Walton's Criminal Saga Ends in Acquittal

0:00Back in 1994, Toronto's Diet Doctor Stanley Bernstein beat serious charges thanks to legendary lawyer Eddie Greenspan. Fast forward two decades and Bernstein's former business partner, lawyer Norma Walton, just saw her own criminal saga, wrap-up in dramatic fashion. After a conviction for stealing $2,000,000 from him and appeal flipped the script, and now prosecutors have dropped the charges entirely. The two teamed up around 2013 for big real estate dreams that soured quick. Bernstein sued Walton for financial tricks in their deals, winning a civil judgment of $66,900,000. That sparked police charges against her and her husband for theft and fraud back in 2016. At trial in 2019, a jury nailed Walton on two theft counts over $5,000 each but cleared her on fraud and her husband entirely. She got three years in prison, but bailed out pending appeal. Last year, the Ontario Court of Appeal tossed the verdict, saying the judge grilled her

1:04too hard in front of jurors, ordering a redo. This week in Toronto Court, the prosecutor pulled the plug via Zoom, calling it no longer in the public interest. Walton's top appellate lawyer said she was ready to fight and win again after a decade in the system. She insists she never stole a dime, just handled business funds legally from their sour partnership. Walton's eyeing a comeback, pushing to reinstate her law license after disbarment. Bernstein, now 83, states silent with a no-common while his famed diaclinic shut down after 51 years. Case closed for good, leaving echoes of old courtroom triumphs. This has been Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.