Posted: Dec 15, 2020 1:51 PM ET | Last Updated: December 15, 2020
Coun. Karen Cilevitz, who represents Richmond Hill s Ward 5, has been charged with fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust by public officer after an investigation found that more than $21,000 was paid to her spouse over a ten-month period, York police allege. (Grant Linton/CBC )
A Richmond Hill councillor has been charged with fraud after an investigation revealed that she hired a new employee and arranged for them to give a portion of their pay to her spouse, York Regional Police allege.
In a news release issued Tuesday, police said more than $21,000 was paid to the spouse of Coun. Karen Cilevitz over ten months, ranging from August 2019 to May 2020.
Richmond Hill councillor charged with fraud, allegedly paid spouse over $20-thousand
by Lucas Casaletto
Last Updated Dec 15, 2020 at 5:42 pm EDT
York police allege over $21-thousand was paid to Coun. Karen Cilevitz s spouse within 10 months. City of Richmond Hill
York Regional Police have charged a now-former Richmond Hill city councillor with fraud after an investigation revealed a scam that saw her husband paid over $20,000 from August 2019 to May 2020.
In a release issued Tuesday, police said more than $21,000 was paid to the spouse of Coun. Karen Cilevitz over a span of ten months.
“The investigation revealed that a councillor had hired an additional staff member, then arranged for the new employee to give a portion of their pay to the councillor’s spouse,” Sergeant Andy Pattenden said.
A city councillor for Richmond Hill, Ont. has been charged in connection with a fraud investigation. According to York Regional Police, an investigation into “the fraudulent use of funds connected with a city councillor’s employment” began back in July. Police allege the councillor hired an additional staff member and then arranged for them to give a portion of their pay to the councillor’s spouse. “It is believed that more than $21,000 was paid to the councillor’s spouse from August 2019 to May 2020,” police said in a news release issued Tuesday afternoon. Richmond Hill resident Karen Cilevitz, 63 has been charged with fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust by a public officer in connection with the incident. Cilevitz was first elected as a city councillor in Richmond Hill in 2014 and was re-elected for a second term in 2018.