BRANDON — A Boissevain woman accused in a series of mail thefts was denied bail because the judge said releasing her could taint the public’s confidence in the justice system.

“This was an extensive spree… of theft and fraud spanning across a wide swath of Manitoba,” Brandon provincial court Judge Patrick Sullivan said Friday.

The crimes “impacted multiple communities and likely dozens of victims — if not more,” he said.

Jennifer MacDonald, 41, is one of two people facing 41 charges related to the string of mailbox thefts last winter. They include breaking and entering, theft from mail over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime, fraud over $5,000 and theft of a credit card.

Crown attorney Reid Girard read the details of the allegations, which covered a period from November 2

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