Former government employee pleads guilty to stealing $47.4-million from Ontario

A former Ontario government employee has pleaded guilty to defrauding the province of more than $47 million and has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Sanjay Madan, who held a senior role as an IT director within the Ministry of Education, has “accepted responsibility” for two sets of fraud schemes he committed while he worked for the province. Madan had developed a COVID-19 relief benefit during his tenure, and later, he and his family were accused of allegedly illegally banking cheques that were meant for the beneficiaries.  ---More...

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