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Fraudster lands back in court
Was counselling kids while using fake degree
EDMONTON -- The lies of high-flying fraudster Lloyd Carr -- lies that have caught employers, co-workers and politicians in concentric rings of humiliation -- spread Friday to a judge in Alberta's highest trial court.
The 46-year-old former senior executive with the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission was arrested outside court and brought in handcuffs before Justice Mary Moreau to be sentenced on one count of fraud over $5,000.
He was arrested for breaching his bail conditions after it was learned that Carr, through his lawyer, had lied to Moreau on Monday by not divulging he had secretly been counselling children in Manitoba using a fake degree in social work.
And he crafted a fake doctor's note to get a long stretch off work in case he had to do time in jail on the current charge.
He also lied about having bowel cancer.
"He played the people at AADAC for fools and he attempted to play us for fools," prosecutor Greg Lepp told Moreau.
"He hasn't exhibited any sense of reforming his own behaviour or turning a corner. This is in stark contrast to what he told court on Monday."
Carr pleaded guilty in February to one count of fraud over $5,000 for bilking AADAC of $634,000 -- money he used to finance a house and car and make six-figure debit withdrawals for spending money.
Prior to sentencing, Carr stood in his rumpled dark suit and told Moreau he was sorry.
"Rehabilitation and change is not a one-night journey," he said. "It takes weeks, months, sometimes a lifetime.
"What I did was wrong absolutely. I'm still remorseful. There are a lot of people I affected and it's going to be a lifetime journey to make amends."
According to court documents and information from Alberta's auditor general, Carr's web of lies began well over a decade ago, when he applied for a job with AADAC in 1997.
He told AADAC he had a social work degree from the University of Calgary -- a lie -- and never told them about his criminal record for theft. His only degree is a high school diploma from Toronto. AADAC launched a background check but never finished it.
Carr was hired and moved up quickly. By 2005 he was made an executive director with a salary of $120,000 and the point man on anti-tobacco programs aimed at kids.
Court heard that over a two-year period Carr funnelled $634,250 from AADAC through five bogus contracts. By 2006 the bosses were suspicious and called in investigators from Alberta's auditor general's office.
In pre-sentencing submissions Monday, court heard that Carr has been living in Swan River, Man., with his wife and teen sons.His case officer told court in a report that Carr was running a painting and renovations company. The report said Carr also had become a devout Christian.
-- The Canadian Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition April 17, 2010 A12
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