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An Indian man in Canada on a study permit is asking a judge for a discharge so he can avoid being deported , after being convicted of theft and fraud. Jins Joseph, who has attended school in Corner Brook, N.L. for nearly four years, was working as a butcher at a Dominion store when he defrauded the store of $2,700 by putting deep discounts on meat for himself, his friends and fellow employees. He was convicted of eight counts of fraud under $5,000 and one count of theft under $5,000 on July 24. Joseph’s lawyer, Adam Crocker, told provincial court Judge Wayne Gorman on Thursday that...