Surrey City financial scandal: $2.5M fraud by former finance clerk

Thursday, May 8, 2025, 8:20 pm

City officials in Surrey are grappling with a serious financial breach, as allegations mount against a former finance clerk suspected of embezzling over $2.5 million. A civil lawsuit has been filed in an effort to recover the funds, exposing a significant lapse in municipal oversight and financial controls.

thestar.com / City of Surrey, B.C., says it lost $2.5 million in 'irregular transactions'

The City of Surrey says it filed a civil lawsuit against a former employee, looking to recover $2.5 million worth of "irregular transactions."

cbc.ca / Former City of Surrey finance clerk suspected of defrauding city of $2.5 million

Surrey police and RCMP financial crimes officers are investigating allegations that a former City of Surrey finance clerk defrauded the city of more than $2.5 million by cutting hundreds of cheques to accounts associated with herself and her boutique cake baking business.

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