Amanda Totchek released with conditions in mail case
CBC News | Posted: April 24, 2014 6:25 PM | Last Updated: April 24, 2014
Must wear electronic bracelet and stay off internet
A Saskatoon woman charged with harassment, fraud and uttering threats is out of jail.
Amanda May Totchek is free -- but she must abide by numerous conditions.
The case dates back to earlier this year. Police said that people and businesses in the Saskatoon area received packages over a period of two months containing letters. Inside the package, there was a request to forward the contents to the address on the envelope.
This is her last release. The Crown is taking a zero tolerance approach. - Prosecutor Kim Humphries
Investigators believe the letters are part of an ongoing investigation into harassment, fraud and uttering threats.
After a lengthy police investigation, she was charged in February. She is facing a total of 50 charges.
She appeared in provincial court this morning, where the prosecutor and defense agreed to release her.
"This is her last release," prosecutor Kim Humphries said in court. "The Crown is taking a zero tolerance approach."
Totchek must wear an electronic monitoring bracelet and live with her parents. She must follow a curfew and submit to a warrantless search on demand.
She is also prohibited from having any contact with 35 people identified in her release papers. In addition, she must not have a cell phone, or any electronic devices -- including a computer, so that she cannot access the internet.
Totchek is back in court May 28.