Old Fines Resurface After Jail Time | Calgary News

A Toronto hustler from the 90s, Halpin Hild, thought his two-week jail stint for selling knockoff designer goods was the end of his run-in with the law — until he tried buying a house in Alberta and discovered his old fines, totaling over $30K, were still haunting his credit report. Despite the city writing off $3M in old bylaw fines last year, Hild’s case didn’t qualify — because under the Provincial Offences Act, fines have no statute of limitations. Now, he’s hiring a lawyer to argue his jail time should’ve erased the debt and is working with credit bureaus to scrub the record — all while the city continues aggressively collecting millions in unpaid fines. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/fd24e8f8b1ce11f3