RCMP says a person from Strathmore is dealing with seven costs in connection to a fraud investigation.
Mounties say between Might 2010 and July 2017, 49-year-old Paul Michael Sturt allegedly misappropriated over $6 million in unauthorized wire transfers, funds, and bonus cheques to himself, whereas he labored because the controller and Chief Monetary Officer for Thompson Bros. (Constr.) LP.
“An intensive investigation uncovered a fancy fraud which precipitated important monetary hurt to an organization that employs greater than 1,000 people and, by extension, threatened the financial integrity of Alberta’s development trade,” defined Sgt. John Lamming with the Provincial Monetary Crime Group.
“The RCMP stays dedicated to making sure the diligent investigation of those crimes and the mitigation of their influence to the monetary safety of Canadians.”
RCMP says Sturt has been charged with six counts of fraud over $5,000 and one depend of creating false entries.
He’s anticipated to look in courtroom in Stony Plain on Feb. 14.
