Social Worker

• Downtown Belleville expands unhoused population support program

  Downtown Belleville has a new member to its team, a second Welcoming Streets steward. 

  Canada

  Jan 9
  
• 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.

  Crime

  Jul 12, 2022
  
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• ‘I was bullied by my own social worker,’ says defrauded youth in sentencing

  Court heard victim impact statements from former youth in care and social workers as the sentencing starts for Robert Riley Saunders, a former social worker.

  Canada

  Jun 23, 2022
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• White Collar Crime: How did a B.C. social worker embezzle $460K from the government?

  A social worker in Kelowna defrauded the B.C. government of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and leaked ministry documents outline how he was able to get away with it for years.

  Crime

  Jun 15, 2022
• Lawyer for former Kelowna caseworker argues defrauded money would not have gone to youth clients

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

  Crime

  Mar 31, 2022
• ‘I messed up’: Notorious Kelowna, B.C. fraudster addresses court

  It’s believed that he managed to fraudulently squeeze $180,000 from the province in his last year of work, through those agreements and other scams.

  Crime

  Mar 30, 2022
• Alberta Health Services proposing wage rollbacks up to 11% for some health workers

  An email shows AHS made an opening bargaining proposal of wage rollbacks for about 57 per cent of HSAA members ranging from 0.28 per cent to 10.93 per cent depending on profession.

  Health

  Mar 15, 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.’

  Crime

  Sep 28, 2021
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• Former Kelowna, B.C., social worker accused of fraud granted bail

  Saunders faces 13 criminal charges including ten counts of fraud over $5,000

  Dec 21, 2020
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• ‘The system failed us for 17 years’: Former foster child reacts to arrest of former Kelowna social worker

  A former foster child is speaking out about a Kelowna social worker now that criminal charges have been laid.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2020