By 2007, it was becoming clear something was not right with the handling of Atlas…
$20M Atlas Copco benefits fraud, kickbacks
Kickbacks for health benefits billed to multinational industrial company Atlas Copco are at the centre of a criminal trial underway in Sudbury, Ont., that’s being billed as one of the largest frauds in northern Ontario history. The case, R. v. Plate, which is...
Federal inmate Boyd Richards wanted on Canada-wide warrant
OPP are asking the public’s help finding Boyd Richards, a federal offender wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. Richards, 45, is serving a 10-and-a-half-year sentence for robbery, fraud and other charges. Police say he is unlawfully at large. Richards is described...
Sudbury police officer Christopher Labreche pleads guilty to fraud
Sudbury police constable Christopher Labreche has pleaded guilty to one count of fraud under $5,000. Labreche pleaded guilty to falsely claiming $1610 worth of professional health services he did not receive, including vision, massage, chiropractic care and...
Massive Sudbury fraud trial nearing completion
The long-running Atlas Copco fraud trial at the Sudbury Courthouse is in the home stretch. With the only defence witness – Dirk Plate – having finished his cross-examination and re-examination on Friday, the 14-person jury is off Monday and Tuesday, while...