Former Oak Bay gallery owner attempts to withdraw guilty plea in fraud case

Former Oak Bay gallery owner attempts to withdraw guilty plea in fraud case

Former owner of Oak Bay’s Winchester Galleries, Calvin Lucyshyn, is trying to rescind his guilty plea after being charged with one count of fraud over $5,000 for his alleged role in selling art pieces he did not own, and keeping paintings when owners would ask for them back. Crown prosecutor Andrew McLean said upwards of $5 million worth of artwork was recovered by police, and the fraud charge is related to just under $1 million in artwork that …