US EditionCity of Surrey: $2.5-million claim filed against former employee
- The City of Surrey filed a $2.5 million civil claim in 2024 against a former employee for misappropriating public funds involving dormant deposit accounts dating back to 2017.
- The claim followed discovery of irregular transactions during a council-mandated audit aimed at ensuring fiscal responsibility and safeguarding taxpayer dollars.
- After identifying 183 fraudulent cheques totaling approximately $2.5 million, Surrey initiated an internal review with external forensic specialists and reported the matter to the RCMP for criminal investigation.
- Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke indicated that the potential recovery of the $2.5 million remains uncertain until the legal proceedings begin, emphasizing that the amount involved is substantial and no court date has been established.
- The City has strengthened financial processes to prevent recurrence and is pursuing full recovery, while no current employees are implicated and privacy laws limit further comments.
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Winnipeg Sun
Vancouver SunEx-employee of city of Surrey under investigation after $2.5 million goes missing
And ex-employee of the city of Surrey is under investigation after more than $2.5 million disappeared from 2017 to 2024 through fake cheques, according to allegations in a search warrant obtained by Surrey RCMP.
The Peterborough Examiner
City of Surrey, B.C., says it lost $2.5 million in ‘irregular transactions’
The City of Surrey says it filed a civil lawsuit against a former employee, looking to recover $2.5 million worth of "irregular transactions."
Former City of Surrey finance clerk suspected of defrauding city of $2.5 million
Surrey police and RCMP financial crimes officers are investigating allegations that a former City of Surrey finance clerk defrauded the city of more than $2.5 million by cutting hundreds of cheques to accounts associated with herself and her boutique cake baking business.
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