Andrij Olesiuk also pleaded guilty to an investment fraud worth $65,000
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Andrij Olesiuk, who was found guilty of charges including fraud under $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime after he defrauded thousands of dollars from Humboldt Broncos GoFundMe donors, enters Saskatoon Provincial Court for his sentencing hearing in Saskatoon on June 23, 2020.
Court heard Olesiuk raised about $3,900 through a GoFundMe account after the crash, but instead of the money going to the team, it was deposited into his personal account and spent. Sixteen people were killed and thirteen others were injured when a bus carrying members of the Broncos junior hockey team collided with a semitruck at a rural intersection in April 2018.Story continues below advertisement
Court heard GoFundMe reimbursed the donors to the fake account. It also heard that the crime was likely only discovered because of a police investigation into the larger fraud.
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