Between 2007 and 2014, Maureen Burns, 68, is alleged to have falsified paycheques from ex- employees of an Edmonton transport company where she worked. Burns allegedly created false payroll deposits for more than 500 employees who were no longer with the company, changed their banking information, and had the falsified paycheques deposited into one of five bank accounts registered in her name.
Through these transactions, Burns fraudulently transferred $1,117,241 into her accounts, with an additional $322,332 paid to the Canadian government from the company in taxes and other payroll deductions as a result of the fraud.
The scheme was uncovered in 2014 when staffing reports revealed that an employee who was no longer employed by the company had received payment.
Following a lengthy investigation, Burns was arrested on Nov. 8, 2018 and charged with one count each of fraud over $5,000 and theft over $5,000.
Burns was employed with the company from 2002 to 2014 as a payroll administrator.
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