Ethical Breeder Of The Year (not)

[sandgrubber]

Andrea Chisholm ran a commercial kennel breedingCavalier King Charles Spaniels

http://www.strathglasskennel.com/

They have been up to some other stuff, however:

http://www.sun-senti...0,4506015.story

Runaway 'Scottish aristocrats' nabbed at Port Everglades

By Brittany Shammas, Sun Sentinel

9:05 a.m. EDT, April 3, 2014

UPDATE: During a Thursday morning extradition hearing, Colin and Andrea Chisholm agreed to voluntarily return to Minnesota to face fraud charges. The couple signed paperwork and told Broward County Court Judge John "Jay" Hurley they are willing to be extradited.

Minnesota authorities have 30 days to come pick the couple up.

The two were being sought by authorities in Minnesota before being taken into custody at Port Everglades on Tuesday.

Check back as this story will be updated.

Original story follows:

For seven weeks or so they have been on the run — a pair of "Scottish aristocrats'' who, according to authorities, lived a life of luxury while collecting food stamps, welfare and Medicaid from two states.

But on Tuesday, Andrea and Colin Chisholm III were behind bars in Broward County Jail, awaiting their fate.

Photos: Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale

Deported from the Bahamas and nabbed at Port Everglades late Monday, the "Lord" and "Lady" are being held without bail for potential extradition to Minnesota.

The couple will face welfare fraud charges for allegedly taking more than $167,000 in government benefits during a span of about seven years. During the same period, the couple were funneling millions through bank accounts they controlled.

"Thank God," said Virginia Nance Chisholm, who was married to Colin Chisholm for more than 20 years and helped investigators build their case against him. "I am honestly glad. Now the hard work begins, to make sure they don't get loose and do more things."

Chisholm's daughter, 34-year-old Katy Strain, said: "He is an unbelievable scam artist who deserves everything he gets now. He's my dad and I love him, but he deserves everything he gets."

According to officials in Hennepin County, Minn., who are pursuing criminal charges against them, Andrea Lynne Chisholm, 54, and Colin A.J. Chisholm, III, 62, were found after an "exhaustive" search that began at their $1.6 million house on Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota and stretched all the way to the Bahamas. The Miami FBI and other federal agencies stepped in last week to help.

On Monday, the Chisholms were visited in Freeport, Bahamas, by police, who told them their visas had expired. Officers escorted the couple, their 7-year-old son and dog onto a ship headed to Fort Lauderdale, a county press release said.

It was around 11 p.m. that the Bahamas Express arrived at Port Everglades and Broward Sheriff's deputies took Andrea and Colin Chisholm III into custody, sheriff's spokeswoman Dani Moschella said. They went peacefully. Their son and dog were turned over to other family members, according to the Hennepin County release.

Authorities in Minnesota had little to say about the capture. It was "certainly what we were hoping for," said Chuck Laszewski, a spokesman for Hennepin County prosecutor Mike Freeman.

"We're just waiting to see how this goes," he said.

Ports around Florida were on the lookout for the Chisholms after authorities in Minnesota announced the charges against them about 10 days ago. According to a criminal complaint filed in Hennepin County, they took in government benefits first from Minnesota, then Florida, then — for about a two-year period — both, simultaneously.

The amount of money the Chisholms got from the Sunshine State cannot be released, authorities said. Officials with the state Department of Children and Families are reviewing the allegations against the couple and a separate investigation could follow.

Edited April 4, 2014 by sandgrubber

[cavNrott]

Andrea Chisholm should know the breed is not called King Charles Cavalier Spaniels. They are Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.

I haven't clicked on the links as yet.

[kelpiecuddles]

It is correct in the kennel links CavNRott, think that might have been SG's error

They sound like a charming lot don't they!

[sandgrubber]

Andrea Chisholm should know the breed is not called King Charles Cavalier Spaniels. They are Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.

I haven't clicked on the links as yet.

my error . . . some silly drag and drop glitch put Cavalier in the middle, not the front. Have fixed in the OP. The website is pretentious in the extreme, claiming links to royalty.