Canada’s largest private sector union has handed over part of the money obtained by its former president Jerry Dias in an alleged kickback scandal to the police.
In a statement issued Monday, Unifor’s senior leadership said it delivered funds the union received from a whistleblower to the Toronto Police Service — who will “now decide whether to investigate any matter connected to that money.”TPS has not yet confirmed whether it has launched an investigation into the matter.
The union has previously said it does not know what happened to Dias’s alleged share of the money, but confirmed to the Star that those funds “were never in Unifor’s possession.” Dias did not participate in the investigation after a psychiatric assessment provided to Unifor recommended against it. As the union went public with its allegations of a kickback scandal last month, Dias revealed he was struggling with substance abuse issues and had checked into a rehabilitation facility.
“The events reported by Mr. Dias surrounding the issue in the workplace featured the consumption of significant amounts of alcohol.”
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