This page was exported from King Weekly Sentinel [ https://kingsentinel.com ] Export date:Mon Apr 29 10:16:07 2024 / +0000 GMT ___________________________________________________ Title: YRP charge councillor with breach of trust --------------------------------------------------- By Mark PavilonsEditorLocal Journalism Initiative York Regional Police have charged a Richmond Hill councillor with fraud and breach of trust.Investigators with the York Regional Police Financial Crimes Unit began a fraud investigation back in July, looking into a city councillor's fraudulent use of funds. Police report the investigation revealed that Ward 5 Councillor Karen Cilevitz, 63, hired an additional staff member, then arranged for the new employee to give a portion of their pay to the councillor's spouse.Police believe more than $21,000 was paid to the councillor's spouse between August 2019 and May 2020.Police also charged 59-year-old Derek Christie with fraud over $5,000 and possession of proceeds of crime.Cilevitz was first elected in 2014 and re-elected in Ward 5 in 2018. --------------------------------------------------- Images: --------------------------------------------------- Excerpt: York Regional Police have charged a Richmond Hill councillor with fraud and breach of trust. Investigators with the York Regional Police Financial Crimes Unit began a fraud investigation back in July, looking into a city councillor’s fraudulent use of funds. --------------------------------------------------- Post date: 2020-12-16 10:42:12 Post date GMT: 2020-12-16 15:42:12 Post modified date: 2020-12-22 10:16:23 Post modified date GMT: 2020-12-22 15:16:23 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Export of Post and Page as text file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.gconverters.com