A senior official in the western Canadian province of Alberta is accused of stealing more than $600,000 from his employer to sustain his own gambling habit. On Friday, Alberta Auditor General Fred Dunn reported that Lloyd Carr, who ran the tobacco-reduction unit of the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, had used five false contracts to embezzle funds from the government agency.
According to the auditor's report, Carr admitted to misappropriating the funds and using part of the cash to put a $91,000 down payment on a house, pay various household expenses and repay a $60,000 car loan. The audit also discovered that Carr had lied about having a university degree in social work and hid a criminal record from his bosses.
Dunn did not reveal what the criminal record was for but mentioned that it happened a long time ago.
Carr transferred the money to private accounts and over time withdrew $156,000 from ATMs in two casinos.
He was hired in 1997, promoted in 2005 and finally fired in September this year. Murray Finnerty, CEO of ADAAC, said the commission has already taken action to ensure that this will not happen again.
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