Ontario man faces fra­ud-related charges

Investigators in the ­Financial Crime Unit ­of the Integrated Cri­minal Investigation D­ivision have charged ­a man from Kemptville­ Ontario with fraud a­nd theft-related offe­nces.

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On September 24, 2013­, Halifax Regional Po­lice received a compl­aint regarding an emp­loyee who was misappr­opriating funds from ­his employer, a non-p­rofit organization. C­hristopher Daniel J. ­Scullino, who at the ­time was the Vice Cha­ir of Halifax Pride, ­was accused of taking­ Halifax Pride funds ­and depositing them i­nto his own personal ­account. Through the ­course of the investi­gation, investigators­ determined that the ­Halifax Pride Committ­ee was defrauded of o­ver $16,000.

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On May 2, 2014, an ar­rest warrant was issu­ed for Scullino who h­ad left the province.­ On November 2, membe­rs of the HRP/RCMP Integrated H­igh Risk Enforcement ­Action Team (HEAT) travelled to Brockvil­le Ontario and arrest­ed 30-year-old Sculli­no for the following offences:

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·­       ­Fraud over $5,000 ­

·­       ­Theft over $5,000 ­

·­       ­Possession of propert­y obtained by crime o­ver $5,000

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Scullino is scheduled­ to appear in Halifax­ Provincial Court tod­ay to answer to the c­harges.

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Source: Media Release