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Woman charged for allegedly taking $30,000 from a Cape Breton hockey association

Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Friday, July 3, 2020. Cape Breton Regional Police have charged a 57-year-old woman for taking more than $30,000 from the New Waterford Minor Hockey Association.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld. ajw

Cape Breton Regional Police have charged a 57-year-old woman for allegedly taking more than $30,000 from the New Waterford Minor Hockey Association.

Police say they received a complaint in June following an audit by the Alcohol, Gaming, Fuel and Tobacco Division of Service Nova Scotia.

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Police allege that about $32,700 dollars went missing between September 2024 and February 2025.

They say they were able to identify one person, a volunteer with the hockey association, who is believed to be responsible for the missing cash.

The woman is charged with theft and fraud over $5,000.

The allegations have not been proven and police say she is set to appear in Sydney Provincial Court on Dec. 15.

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