Rohan Swaby, a manager at the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA), and Laurie Jacobson, a Licensing Specialist at SLGA, didn’t follow the rules and regulations in their positions as government employees. They accepted foreign documents that resulted in false records being filed with SLGA. Jacobson enforced the Foreign Judgments Act without the proper authority, even though the US judgment was not registered in Saskatchewan and is not enforceable there.

Tony Merchant, in a letter to Laurie Jacobson on July 12, 2022, stated that a judgment from New Jersey doesn’t hold any significance in Saskatchewan. However, Jacobson allowed Charles and Madelyn Niessner to file as 100% owners of Keeley Lake Lodge, which unlawfully removed Tim Cimmers’ 60% ownership. Merchant informed Jacobson that she needed to correct her records properly and seek guidance from the Civil Law Branch or SLGA’s retained law firm if she had any doubts. However, she disregarded the letter and violated the Foreign Judgments Act, which requires a party to initiate new proceedings in the domestic court to have a foreign judgment recognized and enforced. The Niessners did not register the New Jersey judgment in Saskatchewan, but Jacobson accepted it unlawfully.

Laurie Jacobson is an SLGA employee and lacks the authority to make legal decisions on behalf of the Saskatchewan Government. Rohan Swaby and Laurie Jacobson have been negligent in filing these unregistered and fraudulent documents through SLGA. They should be held accountable by the appropriate authorities.