Robert Riley Saunders

• Bankrupt, depressed Kelowna fraudster wins full parole despite opposition

  A Kelowna fraudster who stole hundreds of thousands of government dollars in the name of vulnerable Indigenous youth will be fully paroled by the middle of July.

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  Jul 5
  
• Fraudster helped pave path to homelessness and criminality for victim: BCSC says

  'This is a young man who has suffered his entire life from the ravages of drug addition, physical and psychological abuse, institutional racism and neglect,' a Kelowna judge said.

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  Jun 25
  
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• Kelowna fraudster awaits full parole hearing following review

  The Parole Board of Canada isn't so sure Robert Riley Saunders, 54, is ready for more freedom and in an April 8 review, opted to defer a decision on full parole.

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  Apr 24
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• First Nation Leadership council calls for reversal of Kelowna fraudster parole decision

  News that a Kelowna fraudster has been given day parole has appalled members of the First Nation Leadership Council, who are calling for an immediate reversal of the decision. 

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  Oct 18, 2023
• Kelowna fraudster who bilked $460K from Indigenous youth gets day parole

  The parole board said it was 'acutely aware that Saunders's offending caused Indigenous youth to suffer while he lived a lavish lifestyle and bragged about it to them.'

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  Oct 9, 2023
• B.C. Association of Social Workers calls on province for tighter regulation

  The professional association believes mandatory professional college registration could help head off cases like that of Kelowna's Robert Riley Saunders.

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  Jan 5, 2023
• Kelowna fraudster’s sentence ‘simply not enough’: Indigenous leaders

  'We can never allow another individual like Robert Riley Saunders to capitalize on the broken child welfare system that has been imposed on our people.'

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  Jul 27, 2022
• 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
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• Fraudulent Kelowna social worker who embezzled $460K apologizes in court

  A sentence could be handed down in the case as early as July 25. Saunders' lawyer is asking for a conditional sentence while Crown is calling for a multi-year prison term.

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  Jul 12, 2022
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• Defence asks for house arrest for former Kelowna, B.C. social worker

  The defence lawyer for a former Kelowna social worker is asking that Riley Saunders serve two years of house arrest, while the Crown is asking for six to eight years in prison.

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  Jun 24, 2022