The Ontario government alleges that four of its employees, members of the same family, defrauded it of at least $11 million in C-19 relief money. The unproven civil claim accuses them of illegally issuing and banking cheques under the Support for Families Program. The program aimed to defray the cost of children learning at home. The husband and wife and two sons are all computer specialists.
Family opened 400 bank accounts
The suit alleges the family opened 400 bank accounts and deposited around 10,000 cheques made out to fictitious applicants. One of them, Sanjay Madan, was a senior bureaucrat who helped develop the application for applying and approving the benefit. A lawyer for the family says he can’t comment because the matter is before the courts. Canadian Press
Premier Doug Ford says alleged $11M theft revealed by the @TorontoStar is “totally unacceptable what’s happened.”#onpoli #COVID19 https://t.co/srW6Ei80NI
— Robert Benzie (@robertbenzie) November 25, 2020
"Sanjay Madan, who earned $176,608 last year, worked as a director in the Ministry of Education’s iAccess Solutions Branch and was the information technology leader of the government’s online Support for Families program…" https://t.co/1qwRY0zn2U
— Aarti Pole (@aartipole) November 25, 2020
