TORONTO – A man tasked with collecting funds for the United Way campaign at Toronto’s city hall has been accused of making off with thousands of dollars meant for the charity.
Toronto police say the man – an accounts payable representative – sold amusement park tickets to raise money for the campaign between 2006 and last year.
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Investigators say he allegedly pocketed some of the proceeds “for his personal benefit.”
Eldon Gerald Colpitts, 54, of Whitby, Ont., is charged with theft over $5,000 and theft by person required to account.
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He is due in court on May 6.
Colpitts is still listed in the city’s employee phone directory and the voicemail box linked to his number is identified as belonging to him.
The outgoing message says Colpitts will be absent until June and instructs anyone looking for United Way tickets to purchase them online.
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