Man defrauded workplace of millions: Winnipeg police 

A former salesman is accused of defrauding his employer, a building product supplier, out of nearly $4.2 million over an eight-year period.

The man registered four fictitious home-building companies, including fictitious employees, between April 2016 and April 2024, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release Wednesday. During this time, he used forged cheques to submit about 5,500 fraudulent applications through a rebate program set up by the supplier for participating business clients, the WPS said.

He continued to submit rebate applications after he was let go from the job for unrelated reasons in June 2023, police said.

“The supplier subsequently discovered the fictitious accounts/claims and notified police,” the release said.

The WPS financial crimes unit started an investigation in October 2024.

A 50-year-old man turned himself in to investigators about a year later, on Oct. 8. He faces charges of fraud over $5,000, forgery and use of a forged document. He was released on an undertaking.