Bowie, 43, was found guilty in March of criminal harassment and extortion. He was sentenced to four years of jail on Sept. 2.

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Disgraced former lawyer James Bowie’s appeal has been dismissed and he has been denied bail after being sentenced to four years of prison for criminal harassment, extortion and threats related to a former client. Article content

Bowie, 43, was found guilty in March of criminal harassment and extorting a friend by pressuring her to obtain a gun to “take care” of his former client, Leanne Aubin. Article content Article content

Ontario Court Justice Paul Cooper found Bowie not guilty of one additional count of extortion related to Aubin, but found him guilty of uttering threats to kill her.

Bowie was sentenced to four years of jail on Sept. 2.

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