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Bad Bookkeeper
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5/10/2012 3:53:00 AM
Opera often ends in scripted tragedy, but for an opera company in Ottawa, it was real. The Citizen newspaper reports with the economy hurting attendance the opera was refunding tickets. That’s when a nimble number cruncher stole more than eleven thousand dollars. Glenda O-Hara was a busy bad bookkeeper. The Citizen says she got the opera gig while waiting to face the judge for skimming the Archives Council. When the soprano sang about the opera fraud, she took a job with a towing company and lifted nearly six grand. But wait – there’s more. She also got 60 thousand from a produce agency and a Metis group. I don’t understand why these thieves think they will never get caught. At some point, an accountant is going to notice. Prosecution wants two years jail, three years supervision, and a bookkeeping ban. Defense thinks a year is enough. Sentencing tomorrow. So, five ...
Bob Layton
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