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OTTAWA — Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence’s romantic partner, Clayton Kennedy — once in charge of the troubled northern Ontario reserve’s books — has had his own money problems in the past, documents show.

Public records show Kennedy declared bankruptcy just five years before he became the band’s money man. He declared debts of $24,380 and assets of $2,403 in his September 1996 bankruptcy filing.

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Kennedy’s past money problems come to light as Attawapiskat and Spence face questions over a scathing audit of the band’s books that found a missing paper trail for millions of dollars between 2005 and 2011.

Part of the period covered by the Deloitte audit overlaps with Kennedy’s second tenure as the band’s co-manager.

Between 2001 and 2004, Kennedy was the band’s director of finance, co-manager and band manager. He returned as the band’s co-manager and director of finance in July 2010 before leaving the job last summer.