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Alexander Lisi, the friend and occasional driver of Mayor Rob Ford, sent his lawyer, Seth Weinstein, to Old City Hall Wednesday morning to appear on his behalf in a judicial pretrial hearing. Police arrested Mr. Lisi last October in Etobicoke and charged him with conspiracy, trafficking and possession of marijuana.

A court put over the hearing to May 13 at 10 a.m. for another judicial pretrial meeting. Det.-Sgt. Gary Giroux, who is leading a probe into Mayor Ford called Project Brazen 2, attended the hearing, and later told reporters that his investigation of the mayor continues.

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“Every time certain people start acting up it comes right back to life,” Det.-Sgt. Giroux said. He expressed surprise that Mr. Ford was apparently talking to councillors on a phone Tuesday, saying, “I thought the first thing they do at rehab was take away your cell phone.”

Mr. Weinstein declined to comment on newspaper reports that Mayor Ford had beat up Mr. Lisi. “I am not going to get into any rumours and speculation,” Mr. Weinstein said.