Employee Fraud
Surrey Mountie charged with breach of trust and fraud over using position to meet women, says force
The B.C. Prosecution Service says a Mountie in Surrey is facing multiple charges related to allegations of misconduct over a period of nearly seven years, which the force said involved the officer using his position to hook up with women. On Wednesday the service...
Local priest charged with multiple fraud, theft offences by Killaloe OPP
Following a statement on June 23 from Bishop Guy Desrochers of the Diocese of Pembroke (reproduced below) regarding Father Chris Shalla, Killaloe OPP have today confirmed criminal charges against the priest as described in the OPP media release below. Most recently...
Man pleads guilty to defrauding North Slave Correctional Complex, sentenced to six months in jail
A Yellowknife man who pleaded guilty to defrauding the North Slave Correctional Complex of more than $11,000 has been sentenced to six months in jail. Molson Romie was originally facing 49 charges for forging dozens of cheques over a two month...
Barbara Booker, 54 years old, of St. Catharines, Sentenced to 12 months Jail for Fraud After Paying Restitution
December 30, 2021 –.This press release is sponsored by Investigation Counsel PC, Fraud Recovery Lawyers. On November 29, 2021, Justice Peter West of the Ontario Court of Justice sentenced Barbara Booker to 12 months jail for her part in a $99,225 on the law firm that...
Former Lac Seul nursing director charged with fraud
The former director of nursing operations at the Lac Seul Health Centre has been charged with fraud. Lac Seul police say they received a complaint from Lac Seul First Nation northeast of Dryden, Ont., in May about unauthorized spending involving a health...
N.B. school district workers losing out on employment benefits after fraud
Several education workers in the Fredericton area have had their identity stolen in recent months, resulting in false requests for employment insurance being made in their name.
Ontario police officer accused of working as realtor while on shift
A York Regional Police officer has been charged with fraud, accused of working as a realtor while on shift.
Peel police officer dismissed following fraud investigation
A Peel Regional Police officer has been dismissed following a fraud investigation into questionable employee benefits claims.
Three fired after tips to City of Ottawa fraud line
Three City of Ottawa employees were fired from their jobs last year, including one person who took six weeks of annual leave without reporting those absences.
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...