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Ex-civil servant gets 15 months for defrauding Sask gov't to feed gambling habit

04-Jul-2008
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REGINA - A former Saskatchewan civil servant has been sentenced to 15 months in jail for stealing money from the government to feed her gambling addiction. Brenda Oates, who was an executive assistant in a branch of the Environment Department, faces one year of probation after she is released. She must also receive counselling for her addiction and repay the money she stole. Oates pleaded guilty in February to defrauding the Saskatchewan government of hundreds of thousands of... [read full story]                    

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Jail ordered for ex-civil servant who took $460K

cbc.ca 04-Jul-2008
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Former government employee Oates sentenced to 15 months for fraud

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