Former RBG employee arrested for fraud – accused of taking $350,000 via the corporate credit card.

By Staff

BURLINGTON, ON. May 9, 2013. A former employee of Royal Botanical Gardens was arrested today for a series of fraudulent transactions committed during her tenure.

What do you do with a 70 year old who used a corporate credit card for their own use over a period of five years? Jail?

Between May 2007 and May 2012, over $350,000.00 in unauthorized cash advance transactions were drawn on Royal Botanical Gardens – Corporate Credit Card.

Ethel GALLANT, 70 yrs, of Hamilton faces three counts of Fraud over $5000 and will appear in Milton Court on June 5th.

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2 comments to Former RBG employee arrested for fraud – accused of taking $350,000 via the corporate credit card.

  • Alan Harrington

    Well-run businesses typically have checks and balances in their systems to avoid fraud. I would assume somebody in RBG management must have signed off on the alleged transactions over the 5 years. How else would the credit card bills get paid? Maybe the police need to dig a little deeper than just arresting a 70 year old woman.

  • anthony

    get your facts straight — 35k in title, 350k in blog content.