AURORA, Ont. – A York Regional Police officer is facing charges following an internal investigation into alleged misuse of insurance benefits.
Police say two separate investigations began in June 2013 after the force received complaints from its benefits provider.
Investigators say Const. Eric MacDonald, 40, of Barrie, Ont., is charged with two counts each of uttering false document and fraud under $5,000, and one count of fraud over $5,000.
MacDonald – who has been a member of the York Regional Police since 1999 – was suspended with pay in August 2013, pending the outcome of the investigation.
His next court date is March 27 in Newmarket, Ont.
Police say a second investigation involving another officer is still ongoing.
“It is extremely disappointing … when an officer within our organization has been charged,” York Regional Police Chief Eric Jolliffe said Wednesday in a statement.
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