Employee Fraud
Risk of employee fraud rises with COVID
“Employees, being inside the organization, have access to records and resources that outsiders do not have. And so, with that access, they can accomplish virtually that much more if they want to perpetuate fraud.”
Brantford accountant, Donna Cornwell, found liable for internal accounting fraud
Donna Cornwell, a former accountant for Villa Olympic, a manufacturing and distribution of heating ventilation and air conditioning products business in Brantford, Ont., has been found liable by an Ontario Court of defrauding her former employer of $641,241.43.
$11 million senior Ontario employee allegedly took in COVID fraud not recovered, Crown says
Updated Story: The Ontario government has yet to recover the more than $11 million in COVID-19 relief money a senior provincial employee is alleged to have embezzled, a judge heard on Friday. In comments to Superior Court, government lawyer Christopher Wayland said it...
Ontario man, Morris Wapoose, ordered to use some of his lottery winnings to pay for his role in defrauding health clinic
Morris Wapoose, the former treasurer of an Ontario not-for-profit organization who pleaded guilty to defrauding Thunder Bay’s Anishnawbe Mushkiki Health Clinic of about $60,000, was sentenced in November.
Man charged for allegedly misappropriating $1.2M from Gander Aviation
Gander (December 11, 2020) – The RCMP charged Gerald Templeman with fraud for allegedly misappropriating more than $1.2 million from Gander Aviation on December 10. An employee of the private aviation company notified the Mounties two years ago of suspected fraudulent...
Sudbury daycare employee arrested for allegedly defrauding her employer out of $130K
Sudbury (December 10, 2020) – The Sudbury police arrested a local daycare employee, Cindy-Lee Boyd, for allegedly defrauding her employer out of about $130,000. She is accused of accepting funds owed to the daycare and fraudulently moving them to personal accounts...
Former B.C. social worker arrested for stealing money from vulnerable foster children
Kelowna (December 8, 2020) – The RCMP arrested former social worker, Robert Riley Saunders, in Alberta for allegedly stealing money from vulnerable youth for more than a decade while he was working for the B.C. Ministry of Children and Family Development. The...
A Markham company’s controller allegedly defrauded employer out of $5.4M
Markham (November 30, 2020) – The York Police charged Steve Ramcharan from Pickering, who allegedly defrauded a Markham company out of $5.4 million while he was the company’s controller. He is accused of moving company funds into a private business that he had set up....
Five charged in alleged large-scale immigration fraud scheme by CBSA
Vancouver (November 27, 2020) – The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that they laid fraud and forgery related charges against five people in connection with an alleged large-scale immigration fraud scheme. The agency’s so-called Project Husky determined...
Mother and daughter arrested in connection with Lester-B.-Pearson School Board fraud
Montréal (November 23, 2020) – Quebec’s anti-corruption unit (UPAC) charged two former employees of the Lester-B.-Pearson School Board, Caroline and Christina Mastantuono, with fraud, forgery, and breach of trust. The alleged scheme took place between 2014 and 2016 at...
Former Toronto executive charged for bribing a foreign public official
Ottawa (November 17, 2020) – The RCMP laid charges against former IMEX Systems Inc. executive, Damodar Arapakota, for bribing a public official from Botswana. The Mounties started their investigation dubbed ‘Project Alkaloid’ after IMEX self-reported allegations of...
Former New Brunswick school principal pleaded guilty to fraud charges
Dalhousie (October 16, 2020) – The former New Brunswick school principal, Chantal Berthelotte, pleaded guilty to defrauding the Francophone Northeast School District in Campbellton Provincial Court on October 5. She is accused of embezzling over $5,000 while she was...
Former DND employee sentenced for role in large-scale fraud on the government
Halifax (October 3, 2020) – The Halifax provincial court handed down the sentence for a third person, Wayne Langille, involved in a large-scale fraud against the Department of National Defence (DND). Two Nova Scotia men have already been sentenced on February 25 of...
Brampton man arrested in taxi debit card fraud investigation
Toronto (August 10, 2020) – The Toronto police arrested Harjoban Nahal, a taxi-driver from Brampton, as the result of a five-year taxi debit card fraud investigation. The police accused Nahal of switching his costumers’ debit cards after they paid the taxi fare and...
Lanark County man facing 57 charges in used vehicle sales fraud
Ottawa (August 5, 2020) – Lanark County OPP laid 57 fraud related charges against the former business manager and used car salesman, David Lamothe. Four years ago, the police received multiple complaints against a used car store close to Ottawa related to alleged used...
Health-care aide arrested in case of financial elder abuse
Edmonton (July 28, 2020) – Edmonton police laid charges against the health-care aide, Sofia Sharin Hafiz, in connection with two cases of alleged elder abuse. The Edmonton woman is accused of defrauding two seniors out of $560,000 in total. The 75-year-old man and the...
Former 407 ETR employee charged for 2018 internal data theft
Woodbridge (July 28, 2020) – The York Regional Police arrested a former 407 ETR employee, Varun (Bobby) Saini, on July 23 for internal data theft that allegedly occurred in 2018. He is accused of unlawfully obtaining the personal information of 60,000 407 ETR...
Former band manager allegedly defrauded Clearwater River Dene Nation out of $1M
La Loche (July 23, 2020) – RCMP laid charges against former band manager, Jonny Cheecham, for allegedly defrauding the Clearwater River Dene Nation (CRDN) out of $1 million. Following a six-year investigation, the RCMP accused him of taking several fraudulent actions...
Police officer arrested for allegedly submitting fraudulent will worth $800K
Toronto (July 14, 2020) – The Toronto police arrested one of their members, Constable Robert Konashewych, and a client representative with the Office of Public Guardian and Trustee, Adellene Karla Balgobin, on July 9 as a result of a fraud investigation. The police...
Alleged fugitive ‘serial swindler’ arrested for multi-million art fraud
New York (July 9, 2020) – The U.S. Attorney’s Office of Southern District of New York reported that Inigo Philbrick, former art dealer with galleries in London and Miami, was arrested on the Pacific Island of Vanuatu on June 11 for engaging in a multi-million dollar...
More than 50 charges laid against police officer and towing industry members
Toronto (June 24, 2020) – The Toronto police laid more than 50 charges against a Toronto police officer and 10 other suspects including employees of the towing industry on June 18 as the result of an anti-corruption investigation led by the force’s Professional...