Employee Fired After B.C. City Finds $295K in ‘Unreconciled’ Gift Card Purchases

City of Richmond says RCMP investigating after $290K in gift cards unaccounted for

The City of Richmond says it is conducting an audit of its previous gift card purchases after it found nearly $300K worth of cards are unaccounted for.

RCMP probe launched into City of Richmond gift card purchases - BC

The city confirmed $295,000 worth of gift cards remain unreconciled. Also, it says an employee has been terminated, and the RCMP is investigating as a forensic audit continues.

Employee fired after B.C. city finds $295K in ‘unreconciled’ gift card purchases

An employee has been fired and police have been called in after a review by the city of Richmond, B.C., found nearly $300,000 in “unreconciled” gift card purchases, the municipality announced Thursday.

About $295k of gift cards unaccounted for, says City of Richmond

One employee has been let go following a personnel investigation

Questions raised about why discrepancies werent found in Richmond gift card scandal - BC #CDNNews #Canada #CanadaCrimes #CanadaNews

As Richmond RCMP’s Serious Crime Section investigates a gift card scandal at city hall, questions are being raised about why discrepancies weren’t discovered. Police were called in after Global News exposed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of financial irregularities. The city says it has been unable to reconcile $295,000 worth of cards bought in 2022, 2023 and 2024. KPMG audited the city’s financial statements. City of Richmond is defendi…

Richmond - City statement re: gift card expenditures

Like many organizations, the City of Richmond has a long-standing employee recognition program which includes long service and staff appreciation. One aspect of that program was the use of gift cards . . .