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The Court of Appeal upheld the fraud convictions but increased the demonstrably unfit sentence while staying its execution.
The appellant was convicted of knowingly using forged documents, fraud, and conspiracy to commit fraud.
As executive director of a non-profit organization providing services to new immigrants, he orchestrated a large-scale, sophisticated fraudulent scheme against the federal government over several years, causing the organization to claim reimbursement for expenses that were not incurred or paid.
The fraud resulted in a surplus of approximately $2 to $2.5 million, led to the organization's bankruptcy, and caused approximately 150 employees to lose their jobs.
The trial judge imposed a two-year sentence.
The Crown appealed the sentence as demonstrably unfit, while the appellant appealed his conviction on grounds of Crown disclosure breaches and ineffective assistance of counsel.
