April 11, 2025 2:47 PM
Red Deer, Alta. – In November 2022, the City of Red Deer notified Red Deer RCMP that their staff had discovered approximately $99,283.04 in internal fraud that dated back to the year 2018.
Between 2018 and 2022, a former employee in the City’s Electric Light and Power Department was alleged to have created several fraudulent purchase orders for goods and services that were never received.
Following an intensive investigation, the Red Deer RCMP General Investigation Section has charged Krutisha Patel, a 35-year-old resident of Calgary, with the following offences:
- Fraud over $5000
- Laundering proceeds of crime x5
- Using a forged document
Krutisha Patel is scheduled to appear in court on May 2, 2025, at the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer.
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