PAC treasurer fraud charges

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The former treasurer of the Oliver Elementary School Parent Advisory Committee has been charged with fraud for allegedly misappropriating funds from the organization. 

Belinda Yorke is charged with counts of fraud and theft over $5,000, related to her time as treasurer of Oliver Elementary’s PAC between June 2016 until her resignation in January of 2018.

“It is being alleged she used her position as treasurer to misappropriate funds from the PAC’s bank account,” Const. James Grandy said in a news release.

“In January 2018, members of the PAC executive reported the apparent theft of funds to the Oliver RCMP, who in turn began their extensive year-and-a-half long investigation.”

The RCMP was assisted by both the PAC and BC Gaming Policy Enforcement Branch. RCMP would not say how much was allegedly stolen.

Charges against Yorke were sworn in August. She makes her next court appearance October 9.