Previously, a former RCMP intelligence official named Cameron Ortis was sentenced to 14 years in jail for sharing national secrets. Now, he has been given permission to be released from jail until his appeal is heard. Our News desk has confirmed this news.
Ortis will be let go once the conditions are decided, and we will hear more about it on Monday.
A former RCMP intelligence official was given a 14-year prison sentence for sharing classified national information.
Ortis was the boss of the RCMP’s National Intelligence Coordination Centre until he was arrested in September 2019.
In November, a jury said he did six bad things, like breaking a law about keeping secrets. It was the first time someone had been on trial for breaking that law.
Judge Maranger said when Ortis was sentenced in February that it was a difficult task. He also said he expected the Ortis decision to be taken to higher courts because of the evidence that could or couldn’t be used at trial due to national security.
Both the prosecution and the defense have asked for a review of Ortis’s sentence. A decision on whether to allow the appeal was made on March 8.
He is in Joyceville Institution, a prison in Kingston, Ontario.
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Cameron Ortis, former RCMP intelligence officer given bail while his appeal was ongoing
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Alleged contractor fraud case referred to RCMP by Canadian federal government
The government of Canada’s buying department found three cases of possible dishonest billing by IT subcontractors and reported them to the police.
Jean-Yves Duclos, who is in charge of buying things for the government, found out that some people were doing tricks to cheat and get more money between 2018 and 2022.
Duclos is saying that the department took away the security access of the contractors and is trying to get back around $5 million.
The government is not telling us the names of the people involved to make sure the police investigation is not affected. Duclos also mentioned that the government is making a new office to make sure suppliers follow the rules.
He also said the government will now make suppliers be completely honest about who they hire to do work and how much they charge.This news story is still being updated. Come back later for more information.
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EOCO retrieves stolen US, Canada cars in Ghana
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has retrieved thirty-seven vehicles suspected to have been stolen from the United States of America (USA) and Canada.
The exercise which was carried out in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), was based on an intelligence-led operation.
In a press statement, EOCO said these vehicles were retrieved from some garages in Ghana, on December 9, 2022 and the suspects have since been questioned and granted bail.
“The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), carried out an intelligence-led operation for the retrieval of various specifications of luxury vehicles suspected to have been stolen from the United States of America (USA) and Canada.
“On Friday December 9 2022, thirty-seven (37) of such vehicles were retrieved from some garages in Accra during which ten (10) persons were arrested. The suspects have since been questioned and granted enquiry bail,” the statement further added.
EOCO’s statement comes following allegations by some importers of used vehicles that the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) and National Security unlawfully raided their garages and seized their cars.
The importers claimed that over three hundred vehicles belonging to their members were taken from them to an unknown location by EOCO.
The union had given a three-day ultimatum for government to put on hold the exercise or risk forceful retrieval of their cars even if they are auctioned.
“Even if it has been alleged that the cars have been stolen, to us we know we are not selling such cars. The cars that we are selling were completely bought. We ship them from America and Canada. We clear them here in Ghana, we have all the necessary documents to support whatever we are saying.
“We are only sending a signal to government that what they are doing does not help us as business people,” General Secretary of the Union, Clifford Ansu said, as quoted by myjoyonline.
