A lawyer for the previous president of the Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union says a lawsuit launched by the union is “riddled with errors, falsehoods, and untrue allegations.”
OPSEU is in search of almost $6 million it alleges was unlawfully transferred to former president Warren (Smokey) Thomas, former first vice-president/treasurer Eduardo Almeida and former monetary providers administrator Maurice Gabay, in addition to hundreds of thousands extra in damages.
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OPSEU says since Thomas and Almeida left their positions final April, the union has been doing a forensic audit and alleges it has uncovered that Thomas and Almeida paid themselves “significant compensation” they weren’t entitled to, used union cash for non-business functions, transferred union autos to themselves or members of the family and paid out strike fund money to themselves and Gabay.
Jeffrey Kroeker, a lawyer for Thomas, says in a press release right this moment that Thomas is reviewing all authorized choices out there to him and can “make no further comment about the bogus claims against him or the motives and politics behind it” till he information a defence.
Almeida and Gabay couldn’t be reached for remark and it’s unclear if they’ve retained attorneys or have filed statements of defence.
The allegations haven’t been examined in courtroom.
