An internal review by Canada's federal government, conducted on 2024-03-20, has uncovered nearly C$5 million in fraudulent billing by private contractors. The investigation, spanning from 2018 to 2022, led to the discovery of illegitimate payments on federal contracts. As a result, three cases of suspected contractor fraud have been referred to the RCMP for further investigation. The suspected invoicing fraud involves IT sub-contractors, according to Canada's federal procurement department.
Canada's federal procurement department says it has referred three cases of suspected invoicing fraud by IT sub-contractors to police. https://t.co/Ur3hmfsMkJ
The federal government has referred three cases of suspected subcontractor fraud to the RCMP following an internal review that found nearly $5 million in illegitimate payments on federal contracts from 2018 to 2022. https://t.co/1vLtqLZBIM
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Canada’s federal procurement department says it has referred three cases of suspected invoicing fraud by IT sub-contractors to police. READ MORE: https://t.co/FAZQmsmcG1 https://t.co/FAZQmsmcG1
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