Kelowna Social Worker

• Robert Riley Saunders, fraudster social worker in Kelowna, B.C., gets 5 years in prison

  Robert Riley Saunders is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Ministry of Children and Family Development.

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  Jul 25, 2022
  
• ‘At no time did I put any youth in harm’s way,” B.C. social-work fraudster testifies

  “I can’t speak to my supervisor was thinking or her lack of accountability to know this was a fraudulent document, but this clearly is a fraudulent document.”

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  Mar 25, 2022
  
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• ‘Opportunistic’ former B.C. social worker found several ways to misappropriate funds, court hears

  'If it says it did, I will agree to that... I’ve acknowledged, admitted and pleaded guilty to the misappropriation already,' the former social worker told the judge in court.

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  Mar 24, 2022
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• Disgraced former Kelowna social worker testifies he was ‘fraudulent’

  Saunders allegedly stole up to $500,000 over the years, and many youths in his care claim his actions left them homeless and susceptible to exploitation and drug addiction.

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  Mar 23, 2022
• Disgraced former B.C. social worker to be sentenced

  Last year, Saunders pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000, breach of trust and using a forged document.

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  Mar 21, 2022
• Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs criticizes former social worker plea deal, calls it frustrating

  ‘We stand with his victims and their families as they are left to process this disgusting deal.’

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  Sep 28, 2021
• Former B.C. social worker charged with defrauding teens in care pleads guilty

  March 21 to 29, 2022 has been set aside for a Gardiner Hearing, which is held when the parties cannot agree on all of the facts relating to the charge.

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  Sep 27, 2021
• Former Kelowna social worker accused of fraud quarantining for COVID-19 exposure

  A former Kelowna social worker who is facing more than a dozen charges, including fraud and breach of trust, is now quarantining after a potential COVID-19 exposure.

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  Dec 10, 2020
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• No criminal charges yet against disgraced Kelowna, B.C., social worker who defrauded foster kids

  Robert "Riley" Saunders is accused of seeking out and exploiting mostly high-risk Indigenous youth while overseeing their care in a guardianship role from 2001 until he was fired in 2018.

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  Nov 3, 2020
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• Court approves multi-million dollar settlement against B.C. social worker who defrauded teens in care

  Riley Saunders allegedly opened joint bank accounts with children and youth in ministry care and then transferred the money into his own account.

  Nov 1, 2020