Criminal trial of a suspended police officer charged with multiple fraud-related offences arising from nine motor vehicle accident reports prepared without attending accident scenes.
The court found that eight of the reported accidents never occurred and that the remaining report grossly misstated the number of occupants.
Relying on circumstantial evidence, deceptive notebook entries, false ticketing practices, timing irregularities, and corroborated evidence from unsavoury witnesses, the court concluded beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused knowingly participated in an insurance fraud scheme and was paid to facilitate it.
Convictions were entered on all counts except four obstruction counts where the evidence did not establish that the tickets were ever issued.
