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Leyte facing additional charges 
GARY KEAN AND CORY HURLEY
The Western Star
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| Bruce Leyte is brought into provincial court in Corner Brook Friday. — Star Photo by Gary Kean |
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CORNER BROOK — The RNC in St. John’s has laid 17 new charges against Bruce Ives Leyte.
On Friday, five counts of fraud, an attempted fraud, five false pretense charges and six counts of uttering threats were placed against the man who allegedly faked his own death and disappeared for more than two years.
The 57-year-old reportedly lived in Western Canada for more than a year under one assumed name and then spent his last year on the lam in St. John’s under an alias.
Const. Paul Davis confirmed the charges were laid, but provided little detail on their nature early Friday evening.
“The charges primarily pertain to identity and use of identity, and presenting himself with certain identities,” he told The Western Star.
He said the investigation involved activities throughout the Northeast Avalon — St. John’s, Mount Pearl and area.
It is intended, Leyte will be summonsed to appear in court in St. John’s next week. However, Davis said that is subject to him being served and his transport across the island.
Leyte has remained in police custody since his arrest in late November. He made another brief appearance in provincial court Friday morning, but his legal-aid lawyer Jody MacDonald requested a postponement until Jan. 30.
Leyte faced two outstanding charges against him in provincial court in Corner Brook.
He has been charged with public mischief by the RCMP in relation to his disappearance in August 2006, when his abandoned truck and a suicide note were found near the Humber River east of Corner Brook.
Leyte has also been charged with fraud over $5,000, a charge stemming from a Royal Newfoundland Constabulary investigation, which began just prior to his disappearance in 2006.
He may also five charges stemming from the time he spent in British Columbia, where he is alleged to have befriended and then defrauded a business partner while going by the assumed identity of James Royual.
Those five charges include two counts each of fraud and false pretense, and a single count of impersonation.
It is not known how or if the Crown in British Columbia will proceed with the prosecution of those charges. If they were to be transferred to Newfoundland and Labrador, Leyte would have to agree to plead guilty to them.
The RNC in St. John’s, meanwhile, continue to investigate the time Leyte spent there and further charges are anticipated.
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