Investigations Into Fraudulent Billing to Continue, Public Works Official Says, After $250,000 Theft Uncovered

A traffic light turns red in front of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa on Sept. 13, 2013. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Fraud charges laid against a federal contractor accused of stealing $250,000 are only the beginning as other cases are being referred to the RCMP, a department of public works manager told the government operations committee July 23.

“No department is entirely safe from this type of fraud,” assistant deputy public works minister Catherine Poulin testified at the committee, as first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter.