A new report shows the Saskatchewan government discovered more than $73,000 in losses from fake time cards, fraud and theft in the last three months of 2014.
The quarterly report tabled Monday revealed three employees were dismissed from the Ministry of Central Services after they allegedly claimed $24,000 on falsified time cards for work they didn’t do.
The Ministry of Justice reported a $41,000 loss involving a contractor for the fines options program. The contractor was charged after allegedly falsifying documents, in exchange for money, to make it appear that certain individuals had completed community service in lieu of paying fines.
The report also shows an employee at Heartland Health Region was fired after allegedly falsifying their date of birth, resulting in overpayments to disability and pension plans totalling over $3,000.
A labour relations investigation was launched after a Saskatoon Health Region employee allegedly racked up $3,000 in charges on personal calls to international numbers and excessive data usage over a two-year period. The health region also reported a loss of nearly $850 after drugs were stolen during a break in at Saskatoon City Hospital.
SaskPower reported two losses totalling about $1,300 after a corporate tablet and computer were stolen in separate incidents.
