Ottawa city worker and landlord charged with fraud in alleged kickback scheme: police

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Ottawa police say a city employee and a landlord have each been charged with fraud in an alleged kickback scheme.

Police say the city’s auditor general received a complaint about an alleged scheme involving an employee with the municipal housing program in December 2024.

They allege the employee, a case worker in the program, received illicit kickback payments disguised as bonuses in exchange for approving above-market rental rates for a specific landlord participating in the program.

Police say their investigation examined alleged fraud that took place between November 2023 and October 2024.

A city employee has been charged with municipal employee receiving a bribe, while a landlord was charged with bribing a municipal employee.

They are both facing charges of breach of trust and fraud over $5,000.

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