Federal government employee charged with fraud

RCMP

Published on January 4, 2013; Published on January 4, 2013

Topics :: Human Resources , Service Canada , Employment Insurance

The RCMP Commercial Crime Section has charged an employee of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada/Service Canada after an investigation into Employment Insurance fraud.

According to a news release issued by the RCMP, Colleen Esteves, 52 of St. John’s, was charged with one count of fraud over $5,000 and one count of breach of trust. The offences occurred between January 2007 and August 2010, during which time it’s alleged about $100,000 was defrauded from the Canadian government.

Esteves was issued a summons to appear in provincial court in St. John’s on Feb. 5.

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