Definition of Corruption = Ontario Works, OW, Ontario Disability Support Program, ODSP

WHO IS REALLY COMMITTING THE FRAUD AROUND HERE

The general public has no idea what the system is really like. They think fraud is ramped in Ontario Works and ODSP. Here is something to think about and it is just the tip of the iceberg according to our research.
The provincial government says welfare fraud is around 2%.
Who is really committing the fraud around here?
The federal government says income tax fraud is 13%

Ontario Works staff charged in $1.3million Fraud
By Sarah Elizabeth Brown Tuesday March 4,2008
Chronicle Journal http://tbay.ok.bc.ca/stories.php?id=95704

Fraud Charges laid against a number of Ontario Works, Staff
http://www.toronto.ca/audit/2003/annual_report_fraud_related_matters_hotline_sep_3_03_final.pdf

Budget cuts allow more Ontario Works staff fraud.
http://www.toronto.ca/budget2005/pdf/cns_shortfallservicelost.pdf

Government ODSP worker charged in $585,000 fraud case.
By SooToday.com Staff Wednesday, November 14, 2007
SooToday
http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=28485
http://odsp.blogspot.com/2007/11/former-government-worker-charged-in.html

Ontario Works administrator charged with fraud
Police allege more than $100,000 was taken from Ontario Works.
http://www.wawataynews.ca/node/11522

93.7 million dollars in corporate welfare
Linda Leatherdale March 7,2008
http://money.canoe.ca/Columnists/Leatherdale/2008/03/07/4938021-sun.html
http://theoldcraftsman.com/blog/?p=387#comment-174
Premier Dalton McGuity is handing over a 9.7 million dollar corporate welfare cheque to Kellogg. Kellogg’s profit was $1 billion. Also Ford got a $55 million cheque and is now cutting shifts, while GM got $29million and is also cutting shifts.

$150 million called corporate welfare for a profitable industry.
Rob Ferguson January 10, 2008
Queens Park Bureau http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/292631
The Ontario Government has earmarked $150 million to encourage pharmaceutical companies to do more drug research and manufacturing in the province.

Ontario government coughs up about $940 million a year on grants like this one.
Health Canada has been advised that Tic Tacs are being voluntarily recalled. Premier McGuinty should demand taxpayers get back the $5.5 million the government gave to this corporate welfare failure.
http://www.taxpayerblog.com/2008/04/health-canada-advisory-recalling-tic.html

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Hamilton’s, Ontario Works Staff Fraud

An internal audit in Hamilton, Ontario showed that Ontario Works staff were taking the city’s credit card out and enjoying a nice lunch privately.The same audit showed that the Ontario Works workers had access to the main computer that issues their clients checks
In a different Audit city staff admit missing cheque signatures.http://www.myhamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/EB0B3640-1762-4BB2-AA41-479304DB9381/0/Dec05CM07029OntarioWorksOperationsofDataCentre200707.pdf


The system allows the data center staff to renumber the cheque printing sequences. The lack of an independent review allows for an opportunity by staff to manipulate the controls and misappropriate any number of cheques.

The operating keys are left in the cheque signing machines and the password to operate the cheque signer is openly displayed in an internal policy document.

The risk arises out of unauthorized manipulation of cheques by staff, clients or others. It assumes significance in the absence of regular bank reconciliations.

http://www.myhamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/770B3878-9962-4880-B3C7-85D1D2706B07/0/Oct18CM06021FollowUpOWandSDMT200403.pdf

Isn’t that a recipe for disaster?

Ron Payne
Welfare Legal
Hamilton, Ontario
E-mail welfarelegal2004@hotmail.com